Terence Deacon links the development of symbolic communication to __________
a. sexual selection and environmental pressures
b. polygamous relationships and increased social stress
c. increased frontal lobe size
d. pair bonding, paternity certainty, and sexual exclusivity
Correct Answer: d
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In which society are some children believed to be born chichuru (spirit children) if they have physical abnormalities?
a. Western Brazil. b. Northeastern Ghana. c. Northern Africa. d. Eastern South America. e. Southwestern Europe.
Synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) is most similar to:
a. interpreter-mediated communication b. jargon c. sending a letter d. face-to-face communication
Which of the following is not a common activity for an ethnomusicologist?
a. Study musical transcription b. Work to change a culture’s music c. Study how instruments are used to make music d. Identify diverse types of music
Which of the following kinds of exchange is characteristic among the members of a family?
A. redistribution B. generalized reciprocity C. balanced reciprocity D. negative reciprocity E. None of these answers is correct.