Primatological research has helped us understand:
a. human behaviors such as aggression.
b. the manner of death of crime victims.
c. why devout Hindus do not eat beef.
d. the psychological development of children.
A
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What is unique about the discovery site of Homo naledi?
A) It was buried under layers of volcanic ash. B) It is located in Eastern Europe. C) It is littered with ancient large animal bones. D) It is located in one cave chamber that is very difficult to access.
Northern Tanzania and the Afar region of Ethiopia have yielded some of the most famous and informative glimpses into hominin evolution. Which of the following statements about fossil finds in these areas is FALSE?
A. The fossils from both Laetoli and Hadar, although clearly hominin, were similar in many ways to chimps and gorillas. B. Although the fossils from these two regions were deposited half a million years apart, their many resemblances justify including them all as part of the same species, Homo habilis. C. The Laetoli site in northern Tanzania yielded a series of fossilized footprints. D. The fossils from both Laetoli and Hadar are representative of Au. afarensis. E. Lucy, a tiny hominin female who lived around 3 m.y.a., was found in the Hadar site in the Afar region of Ethiopia.
Besides animism-and sometimes coexisting with it in the same society-there is a view of the supernatural as a domain of raw impersonal power, or force, that people can control under certain conditions. This conception of the supernatural is particularly prominent in Melanesia. Melanesians refer to this force as
A. magic. B. good (or bad) luck. C. The Force. D. taboo. E. mana.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
a. Understanding the primate biological continuum helps us understand our own evolution. b. Where humans fit into the biological continuum depends on the criteria used. c. Human uniqueness is reinforced by a prevailing lack of knowledge about other species. d. Humans are part of a biological continuum with other animals. e. Our differences with other animals are primarily qualitative and not quantitative.