Which of the following statements about kinesics is correct?
a. Kinesics refers to the system of extralinguistic noises that accompany spoken language.
b. Kinesics research has demonstrated that gender signals communicated through posture are biologically basedrather than learned
c. Cross-cultural research indicates that the body language used when people are greeting each other is similar allover the world.
d. All cultures have the same gestures for "yes" and "no.".
e. Anthropologists paid more attention to nonverbal communication prior to the 1950s.
c
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Remains of H. erectus have been found only on three continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa
a. True b. False
The Christian church was greatly displeased with Roman theatre. It was reacting mostly against Roman:
a. tragedies b. comedies c. mimes d. pantomimes e. circuses
Two forms of evidence help to confirm the hypothesis that H. erectus evolved in Africa. First, all of the earlier hominins come from Africa. Second,
a. well-preserved postcranial elements are scarce at some H. erectus sites. b. the adult height of the Nariokotome youth would have been about 6 feet. c. by 1.7 mya there are well-dated fossils of H. erectus at East Turkana, in Kenya, and not long after at other sites in East Africa. d. postcranial bones look very similar to modern humans. e. growth pattern of Nariokotome would have been similar to that of modern humans.
Which best describes adaptation among humans?
a. a process of cultural adaptation over time b. a process of biological and cultural adjustment over time c. a process of physiological adjustments over time d. a process of migration and learning over time