Anthropologists agree that art is a cultural universal
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
False
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Two speakers using each other's first names as terms of address signals that they
A do not know each other well. B have equal status. C have unequal status. D spend very little time together. E want to maintain social distance.
Hand gestures by Indian and Balinese dancers identify all of the following EXCEPT __________
a. the dancer's social status b. the dancer's marital status c. characters or events in sacred narratives and folktales d. a dancer's place of birth
Even though all humans have approximately the same set of special senses for perceiving reality (eyes, ears, noses), not all of the sensations in the environment reach our consciousness in the same way since each language filters out different parts of reality. Each language provides the speaker with a built-in filter that heightens, dims, or eliminates certain perceptions, thus determining how we perceive reality. This thesis is called the:
a. Chomsky theory b. Sapir-whorf hypothesis c. filter theory d. Sieve theory
Ecological factors influencing primate social behavior include which of the following?
a. The distribution of food and water, predators, and nutritional value of foods b. Levels of testosterone among predators c. Ancestry of primates d. Gene codes for behaviors e. Learning