Participant-observation has the advantage of:
a. providing a large sample size.
b. ease of recording of data.
c. being an unobtrusive data gathering technique.
d. enabling fieldworkers to distinguish actual from expected behavior.
e. creating standardized, scientific data.
d
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An anthropological perspective that focuses on culture as the principal force in shaping the typical personality of a society is called:
a. Sociobiology. b. Culture and personality theory. c. Personification theory. d. Structuralism. e. Symbolic anthropology.
Among the Melpa people of Papua New Guinea, the gift giving practice of moka requires unequal exchange
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
For the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP), Susan Andreatta looked for patterns in the data. Why is this a significant approach?
a. Patterns signify the more resistant areas of cultural behavior. b. Patterns suggest general trends and behaviors that affect the group as a whole. c. Patterns are significant because they must be modified in order for any change to occur. d. Through patterns the anthropologist can apply quantitative field research methods that provide accurate data. e. This was the only time that an anthropologist had used pattern data in research.
Some of the deliberate nonhuman primate behaviors that serve as communication include all of the following except:
a. facial expressions. b. interactions. c. ?spoken language. d. displays. e. vocalizations.