A disadvantage of participant-observation is that:
a. only a small sample can be studied.
b. nonverbal behavior cannot be observed.
c. rapport is enhanced, but this creates bias in the work.
d. actual behavior cannot be distinguished from expected behavior.
e. it takes too long to complete the research well.
a
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Which of these types of groups is most likely to develop an ancestor cult as part of their religious beliefs?
a. A foraging band like the Ju/'hoansi b. An agricultural state such as the Aztec c. A patrilineal group such as Lugbara d. A unilineal group of Aborigines
Historical linguists study linguistic performance by categorizing speakers as inadequate, competent, or highly proficient.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following dates is the youngest?
a. AD 1066 b. 1066 BC c. AC 1066 d. 1066 BP e. BP 1066
The Clovis tradition-a sophisticated stone technology based on a sharp point that was fastened to the end of a hunting spear-flourished
A. widely all across the Americas, with archaeological evidence of its reach as far south as Tierra del Fuego. B. around 18,000 B.P. in northeastern Asia, making possible the successful crossing of the Bering Sea into North America. C. as the dominant and exclusive cultural tradition of the Americas between 18,000 and 12,000 B.P. D. in the Central Plains, on their western margins, and in what is now the eastern United States, between 13,250 and 12,800 B.P. E. in Sahul, the land mass connecting Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, around 50,000 B.P.