Which statement is most true of conflict in band-level societies?
a. Band-level societies never have conflict within the band.
b. Conflict is mainly between corporate kin groups fighting over land.
c. Band-level societies frequently engage in warfare.
d. Band-level societies minimize conflict between individuals but it does occur.
e. Band-level societies have died out mainly because their excessive interpersonal violence led to population decreases.
D
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a. Certain research projects do not need to be reviewed at all by the IRB. b. Anthropology is the only ethical discipline in the university. c. All social scientists do research that imperils studied populations. d. All anthropologists have been well-equipped with an understanding of ethics prior to proposing research. e. There is no such thing as a benign research proposal.
Which statement about nonhuman primate calls is NOT true?
A. Nonhuman primate calls are dependent on their sophisticated vocal tract. B. Nonhuman primate calls occur in response to environmental stimuli. C. Nonhuman primate calls are automatic and cannot be combined. D. Nonhuman primate call systems produce a limited number of sounds. E. Nonhuman primate calls vary in intensity and duration.
Most fossils of the genus Homo found in Africa and Eurasia dating from about 500,000 to 100,000 years ago exhibit all of the following morphological changes from the characteristic patterns of Homo erectus EXCEPT:
A. slightly thinner cranial bones. B. reduced supraorbital torus. C. reduced postorbital constriction. D. decreased size of the occipital relative to the nuchal plane.
______ is the practical application of the subfields of anthropology
a. ?Linguistics b. ?Applied Anthropology c. ?Archaeology d. ?Physical Anthropology e. ?Cultural Anthropology