Animals in the hominoid taxon __________
a. all form large societies
b. are all exclusively frugivorous
c. all have brachiator anatomy
d. are all highly arboreal
Answer c
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What type of religious ritual did Erika Bourguignon find present in 90 percent of the world’s societies?
A) fasting B) sacrifices of food or money C) altered state of consciousness D) prayer
How do anthropologists deal with the range of individual behaviors they meet when trying to describe a culture?
A) They ignore all but the most common few variations. B) They describe all possible variations instead of looking for patterns. C) They use the variations to define acceptable limits of behavior. D) They focus on the most unusual variations and the people involved in them.
How do anthropologists know that Native Americans originally came from Asia?
A) Both groups of people tend to have black hair and dark eyes. B) The two groups share biological features, such as tooth forms and blood type. C) There was no path available for migration other than the one from Asia. D) Native Americans have many traditions and stories that relate to Asian culture.
Sapir and Whorf argued that the grammatical categories of different languages lead their speakers to think about things in particular ways. However, studies on the differences between female and male Americans with regard to the color terms they use suggest that
A. contrary to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, it might be more reasonable to say that changes in culture produce changes in language and thought, rather than the reverse. B. changes in the U.S. economy, society, and culture had no impact on the use of color terms, or on any other terms for that matter. C. in support of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, different languages produce different ways of thinking. D. women spend more money on status goods than do men. E. women and men are equally sensitive to the marketing tactics of the cosmetic industry.