The Gini Co-efficient is a statistical tool for measuring income distribution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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The one-child policy in China has been __________
A. effective at reducing the birth rate B. useless at reversing trends of runaway population growth C. most accepted in agricultural areas D. accepted without protest by both urban and rural populations
Which is the most common reason that about half of Americans do not believe in evolution?
a. The mechanisms of evolution are complex and do not lend themselves to simple explanations. b. Most Americans are religiously fundamentalist and do not believe in science. c. Most have not read or studied science in school. d. Most people do not want clear-cut answers. e. Most people possess extensive familiarity with the principles of genetics and know that evolution could notoccur.
Which of the following statements about self-awareness is incorrect? a. Self-awareness occurs earlier in children as a function of the amount of social stimulation they receive. b. At 15 weeks of age, the home-reared infant in North America is in contact with its mother for about 20% ofthe time
c. At 15 weeks of age, infants in the Ju/'hoansi society of South Africa's Kalahari Desert are in close contactwith their mothers about 70% of the time. d. American children develop self-awareness earlier than do Ju/'hoansi children. e. Self-awareness comes in stages and not all at once.
The sum of the genetic, fossil, and archaeological evidence suggests that Neandertals
a. are closely related to modern humans b. are a fully separate biological species c. were probably incapable of fertilely interbreeding with modern humans d. represent several points in the dynamic process of speciation e. were not successful hominins