Question 1

In hunter-gatherer societies,men's contribution to subsistence tends to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A) more predictable 
B) smaller foodstuffs 
C) more highly prized 
D) less available for redistribution 
A) more predictable 
B) smaller foodstuffs 
C) more highly prized 
D) less available for redistribution

Question 2

Encephalization quotient is a measure of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) brain weight 
B) brain size in inches 
C) the ratio of actual brain size to the expected size 
D) the weight of the brain divided by the brain's size in inches 
A) brain weight 
B) brain size in inches 
C) the ratio of actual brain size to the expected size 
D) the weight of the brain divided by the brain's size in inches

Question 3

Gottfried Schlaug has found that the __________ is bigger in musicians who began musical training before the age of 7 years as compared to those who started at a later age.

Accepted Answer

A) corpus callosum 
B) frontal lobe 
C) hyoid bone 
D) Wernicke's area 
A) corpus callosum 
B) frontal lobe 
C) hyoid bone 
D) Wernicke's area

Question 4

Discuss how meat sharing is explained by the tolerated theft model.How does the provisioning model differ from the costly signaling perspective of meat sharing?

Accepted Answer

The tolerated theft model suggests that

Question 5

The cooperative provisioning model correlates the evolution of a sexual division of labor with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) nutritional elements 
B) monogamy 
C) the changing size of human societies 
D) the fact that males have different problems to overcome than females 
A) nutritional elements 
B) monogamy 
C) the changing size of human societies 
D) the fact that males have different problems to overcome than females

Question 6

Primatologist Robin Dunbar posits that language may have evolved to replace __________ in large hominin societies.

Accepted Answer

A) conflict 
B) sex 
C) throwing 
D) grooming 
A) conflict 
B) sex 
C) throwing 
D) grooming

Question 7

Which of the following has a higher cranial capacity?

Accepted Answer

A) gorillas 
B) H.habilis 
C) H.sapiens 
D) Neandertals 
A) gorillas 
B) H.habilis 
C) H.sapiens 
D) Neandertals

Question 8

The conflict model correlates the evolution of a sexual division of labor with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) nutritional elements 
B) monogamy 
C) the changing size of human societies 
D) the fact that males have different problems to overcome than females 
A) nutritional elements 
B) monogamy 
C) the changing size of human societies 
D) the fact that males have different problems to overcome than females

In hunter-gatherer societies,men's contribution to subsistence tends to be __________.

Encephalization quotient is a measure of __________.

Gottfried Schlaug has found that the __________ is bigger in musicians who began musical training before the age of 7 years as compared to those who started at a later age.

Discuss how meat sharing is explained by the tolerated theft model.How does the provisioning model differ from the costly signaling perspective of meat sharing?

The cooperative provisioning model correlates the evolution of a sexual division of labor with __________.

Primatologist Robin Dunbar posits that language may have evolved to replace __________ in large hominin societies.

Which of the following has a higher cranial capacity?

The conflict model correlates the evolution of a sexual division of labor with __________.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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Exam 14: Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

In hunter-gatherer societies,men's contribution to subsistence tends to be __________.

Encephalization quotient is a measure of __________.

Gottfried Schlaug has found that the __________ is bigger in musicians who began musical training before the age of 7 years as compared to those who started at a later age.

Discuss how meat sharing is explained by the tolerated theft model.How does the provisioning model differ from the costly signaling perspective of meat sharing?

The cooperative provisioning model correlates the evolution of a sexual division of labor with __________.

Primatologist Robin Dunbar posits that language may have evolved to replace __________ in large hominin societies.

Which of the following has a higher cranial capacity?

The conflict model correlates the evolution of a sexual division of labor with __________.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

Filters