The motor hypothesis of language suggests that the initial event that led to the modern motor capacity for language was the:
A. evolution of erect bipedalism
B. ability to manufacture stone tools
C. shift to hunting from scavenging
D. ability to use a precision grip
B. ability to manufacture stone tools
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All of the following statements about pluralistic societies are correct except:
a. these are societies in which two or more ethnic groups coexist within the same state. b. together these societies comprise a nation. c. pluralistic societies did not exist before about 5,000 years ago. d. these societies have a more complex order than those states composed of a single ethnic group. e. ethnocentrism can be maladaptive within pluralistic societies.
Cross-cultural studies of how societies regulate sexual behavior have shown that extramarital sex is __________
A) generally more acceptable for men than for women B) considered unacceptable in virtually all of the world's societies C) permissible for women in most of the world's societies D) common in only a small minority of the world's cultures
The "traditional" idea that "a woman's place is in the home"
a. developed among middle- and upper-class Americans as industrialism spread after 1900. b. is actually a cultural universal. c. accurately reflects the worldwide sexual division of labor. d. is based in the preindustrial era and began to disappear as women moved into the factories in the 1900s e. was part of the Pledge of Allegiance until it was challenged in the early 1800s
The tendency of people living in the Peruvian Andes to develop a voluminous chest and lungs for life at very high altitudes provides an example of a(n)
A. genetic adaptation B. long-term physiological adaptation C. short-term physiological adaptation D. cultural adaptation E. archeological adaptation