Despite nonhuman primate's limitation in learning human language, those involved in long-term language instructions have successfully displayed which of the following linguistics attributes
Code switching and symbolism
Syntax and articulation
Focal vocabulary and phonology
Productivity and displacement
Productivity and displacement
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Which of these most accurately describes biological differences between men and women?
a. Women are more nurturing than men. b. There are no actual biological differences other than reproductive function. c. Reproductive function is more important in men than in women. d. Men tend to be larger and physically stronger than women.
__________ anthropology is the study of humans as biological organisms, considered in an evolutionary framework
a. Physical b. Biological c. Molecular d. Osteological
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
How has Lewis-Williams explained the cave paintings at Lascaux?
a. The paintings represented totems, from which lineages or clans believed themselves to be descended. b. The paintings were left by hunters seeking to mark the territory as their own, and provided a sign to other hunters that they were not welcome. c. The paintings had no real symbolic meaning, and were essentially "art-for-art's sake", appreciated for its aesthetic value but containing little cultural meaning. d. The paintings are related to altered states of consciousness, and ultimately represent Upper Paleolithic people pondering the meaning of life. e. The paintings are ancient depictions of instructions on the taboo of conducting ritual vision quests.