The average Neanderthal brain was about half the size of that of modern humans

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: False

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In regards to their sexuality, Native American Two Spirits

a. varied in their behavior from person to person, and tribe to tribe. b. were always considered homosexual. c. rarely had sexual relations with each other. d. valued their sexual orientation over their other roles.

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All of the following are characteristics of music associated with stratified societies EXCEPT:

a. few instruments. b. elaborate, embellished songs. c. solo singing. d. nonrepetitous texts. e. narrow melodic intervals.

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From his work with Conibo shamans, Michael Harner argues that:

a. anthropologists have seriously underestimated the significance of the shamanistic experience on Amazonian Indian ideologies and practices. b. anthropology understands shamanism quite well and has been able to contribute to its preservation worldwide. c. the hallucinogenic drugs that the Conibo shamans use are extremely powerful and should not be generally available to the uninitiated. d. shamanism should be used in daily American life because it would alleviate most of the psychosomatic illnesses that currently affect Americans. e. we need urgent worldwide action to save the shamans because they are being targeted by poor economic policies globally.

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Mendelian traits

a. are governed by several genetic loci. b. are more likely to have identifiable loci than polygenic traits. c. have continuous distributions. d. can be described by statistics such as the average and standard deviation. e. have phenotypic expressions that are often the result of genetic and environmental interactions.

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