What psychological function does art serve for the artist?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER:
It permits the release of emotional energy in a very concrete or visible way.

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Which of the following statements about agriculturalists is true?

A. They clear tracts of land they wish to use by cutting down trees and setting fire to the grass. B. They generally work less than horticulturalists. C. They must be nomadic to take full advantage of their land. D. They use their land intensively and continuously. E. Their diet is more varied than that of horticulturalists.

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The Aché prefer to hunt peccaries rather than armadillos, because peccaries have a higher calorie yield per work hour. This is an example of __________.

A) maximum food collecting B) ideal gathering C) optimal foraging D) ultimate gardening

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The first form of writing found in Sumer and dating to around 3000 B.C.E. is known as __________.

A) spiral form B) cuneiform C) hieroglyphics D) alphabetics

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An example of a selective agent in humans would be:

A. smallpox B. an earthquake C. a flood D. all of these

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