Language is found in
a. all human cultures
b. most, but not all contemporary human cultures.
c. a minority of contemporary human cultures.
d. all contemporary human cultures, but probably did not occur in most human societies until approximately 15,000 years ago.
a
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a. remember the first moon Dr. Sagan named b. be unable to remember the names of the moons because of material presented in previous lectures c. be unable to remember the names of the moons because of material presented in lectures after Dr. Sagan's one the previous day d. remember the last moon Dr. Sagan mentioned
In what way were British and Chinese cultures in the 19th century alike?
a) Both cultures consumed opium to roughly the same extent b) Both cultures consumed opium by smoking it. c) Both cultures consumed opium by drinking it. d) Both cultures consumed opium in secret because it was seen as degrading.
Which of the following points about fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) did Dr. Heyman make in class?
a. it only occurs if drinking takes place during pregnancy b. it occurs in 90% to 95% of children of alcoholic mothers c. the effects tend not to be noticed until adolescence d. it tends to affect girls to a greater extent than it affects boys
If both the prosecution and defense use scientific jury selection,
a. the net effect is probably a more balanced jury with only people who are highly biased being removed. b. jury trials will become gridlocked. c. people with pretrial biases will be selected for jury duty. d. only people with conservative, authoritarian attitudes will be selected.