The development of sweet-potato washing among the Japanese macaques of Koshima Island is of interest to students of human evolution because:
A. the monkeys were observed to use simple tools to help clean the sweet potatoes
B. the eating of sweet potatoes was not accepted by the troop until the adult males started it
C. a single monkey developed a new behavior and this behavior was transmitted to the rest of the population
D. the monkeys developed new vocalizations to accompany the activity of sweet-potato washing
C. a single monkey developed a new behavior and this behavior was transmitted to the rest of the population
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a. Band b. Tribe c. Chiefdom d. Group e. State
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a. an inability to see commonalities between mammals and primates b. a mindset and social perspective that humans are qualitatively different from other animals c. the focus on conservation that serves to see other primates as exhibits and not wild animals d. the high levels of primate endangerment mean that few humans are exposed to primates
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a. mapping. b. the genealogical method. c. proxemic analysis. d. document analysis. e. census taking.