Many anthropologists favor understanding the incest taboo as __________
a. a biologically designed trait that prevents inbreeding
b. a means of ensuring survival by forcing people to make alliances with others outside their nuclear families
c. not intended to prohibit sibling marriage
d. a cultural response to the biological consequences of inbreeding
Answer: b
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Refer to the figure below. As a result of what occurs in the avocado market, your firm should expect costs to ________, which will cause your firm to ________ supply of ready-made guacamole.
Your firm produces ready-made guacamole and avocados are the primary ingredient. During a news report, weather forecasters just announced that there will be a freeze in the region in which your firm buys avocados. This freeze will likely damage many of the avocados that are almost ready for harvest.
A) decrease; increase B) decrease; decrease
C) increase; decrease D) increase; increase
The "typical" human brain has a volume of __________
a. 500cc b. 380cc c. 1500cc d. 1350cc
The respect, admiration, and approval of others in the group is a social reward that anthropologists call
a. reverence. b. reputation. c. prestige. d. social position.
An altruistic act, while being detrimental to the individual himself or herself, may raise that individual's:
A. inclusive fitness B. reproductive potential C. kin-based fitness D. gene-based fitness