When assessing evolutionary relationships, one approach is to focus on derived (modified) characteristics. What is this approach called?
a. taxonomy
b. phylogeny
c. classification
d. cladistics
e. homoplasy
d
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Research on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon found that Native American children did not ask or answer questions in class because __________
a. they found it difficult to be inside all day b. they found the standard subjects taught uninteresting c. their socialization prevented them from distinguishing themselves from their classmates d. there were language barriers with the non-Native teachers
Anthropologists are as interested in the future as they have been in the past
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Medical anthropology is strictly an applied field within anthropology.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Both religion and magic:
a. are nonrational systems of supernatural belief. b. deal with one's spiritual relationship with deities. c. are group, rather than individual, activities. d. are susceptible to scientific verification. e. are practiced irregularly and not at set times.