H. erectus was the first species with a cranial capacity approaching H. sapiens
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True
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A trait's heritability is the proportion of its variation that:
a. is genetic. b. cannot be explained. c. is the product of genes and environment. d. results from the environment alone.
An antiquarian is a person concerned more with the people of the past than with the objects of the past
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According to Victor Turner, all rites of passage have three phases: separation, liminality, and incorporation. Of these three, the liminal phase—which is the most interesting—is typically characterized by
A. intensification of the social hierarchy. B. a forming of an implicit ranking system. C. the use of secular language. D. symbolic reversals of ordinary behavior. E. no change in the social norms.
What is the great "myth" that is commonly held in North America regarding the reason for the establishment of a taboo against first-cousin marriage in the United States? a. It is a religious prohibition and against biblical law
b. It decreased the chances for the family to extend social alliances. c. It would incite feuding within the nuclear family. d. It would cause significantly increased numbers of birth defects.