A forensic anthropologist is examining a body at a crime scene and does not note whether a bullet was found in, next to, or 10 feet from the body. This forensic anthropologist did a bad job recording __________

a. cause of death
b. contextual information
c. relevant data
d. cultural biases


Correct Answer: b

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A. a recent date but primitive features B. evidence of their evolution from H. floresiensis C. the fact that anatomically modern humans were found in China D. confirmation that they were the last common ancestors of Neandertals and AMHs E. that they were found along with other hominin species, including H. rudolfensis

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The Spanish colonization of South America in the sixteenth century A.D. is an example of __________

a. culture change b. civilization c. globalization d. comparative perspective

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Franz Boas argued that _________

a. humans could be categorized into distinct racial groups b. that there was a relationship between race and cultural achievement c. many factors lead to specific traits or characteristics in a group of people d. that certain "undesirable" races should not be allowed to immigrate into the U.S.

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Participant-observation has the advantage of _______

a. providing a large sample size b. ease of recording of data c. being an unobtrusive data gathering technique d. enabling fieldworkers to distinguish actual from expected behavior e. creating standardized, scientific data

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