The Aché prefer to hunt peccaries rather than armadillos, because peccaries have a higher calorie yield per work hour. This is an example of __________

A) optimal foraging
B) ideal gathering
C) maximum food-collecting
D) ultimate gardening


A

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In "The Case of an American Gypsy," Anne Sutherland describes a legal case in which a 19-year-old Gypsy man was convicted of using someone else's Social Security number, despite the fact that he had no intention of defrauding anyone

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Using Excel, the manager of Quick Breaks Coffees has estimated the daily demand function for its regular coffees; the results are shown in the table above. If a price of $5 is charged for the coffees, the predicted quantity demanded is ________.



A) 170.03 B) 86.23 C) 57.63 D) 147.55

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The custom in which a widow marries the brother of her deceased husband defines

A. sororate marriage. B. serial polyandry. C. filial marriage. D. levirate marriage. E. polygynous marriage.

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A cross-cultural study by Munroe and Munroe showed that within countries, __________ children were less likely to work cooperatively

a. older b. high status c. urban d. rural

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