Because inclusive fitness refers to altruistic acts that benefit relatives, it is sometimes called:

A. altruistic selection
B. genetic determinism
C. relative selection
D. kin selection


D. kin selection

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The subdiscipline of anthropology concerned with various aspects of human language is called

a. primatology. b. linguistic anthropology. c. ethnology. d. paleoanthropology. e. anthropometry.

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Lee feels that the key to successful subsistence for many hunter-gatherers, such as the !Kung, is

a. adequate defense against the encroachment of other hunting and gathering groups. b. dietary selectivity. c. dependence largely on a diet of edible plants. d. band loyalty and membership stability.

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Which of the following tend to be directed at socially marginal individuals as a method of social control?

A. blood feuds B. Olympian religions C. rites of passage D. cargo cults E. witchcraft accusations

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_______ is a radiometric dating method popular with archaeologists that can be used to date materials up to 75,000 years old

a. Carbon-14 b. Paleomagnetism c. Thermoluminesence d. K/Ar e. Biostratigraphy

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