What variable force is most important to adaptation over time?
a. founder effects
b. genetic drift
c. random mutation
d. gene flow
c
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Which of the following findings would best support the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
A) a language that lacks gendered pronouns is associated with an acceptance of fluid gender roles B) multilingual individuals have trouble code-switching in some situations C) men and women have identical internal syntax and grammar, but choose to speak differently D) all languages represent the same basic ideas, just in different ways
Most commonly, land is communally owned and managed by an extended kin group among:
A) industrialists. B) horticulturalists. C) foragers. D) agriculturalists. E) pastoralists.
In which of the following situations would you expect the speaker’s language to feature regular consonant-vowel alteration?
A) a culture living in a heavily forested environment B) a subculture restricted to only women C) an illiterate society with no formal educational system D) a society in which babies are held for most of the day
In a system of balanced reciprocity, giving a gift to someone:
a. Carries no obligations for either the giver or the receiver. b. Starts a pattern in which the giver will continue to present gifts and the recipient will show gratitude. c. Requires that the recipient return a more-or-less equivalent gift at a later date. d. Demands a counter-gift if the recipient is the same gender as the giver. e. Is only permitted if the giver is an adult and the recipient a child.