Kenneth Feder in "Epistemology" and Thomas Kuhn, whom he quotes, agree that
a. the progress of scientific knowledge is not linear; it grows in bursts, as new paradigms are usually
rejected at first.
b. very well supported (and as yet undisproved) hypotheses are considered the best explanation so far
and scientists call these theories.
c. the theory of biological evolution is called a scientific theory because it has held up so well to all
tests, new discoveries, and new technologies.
d. all of the above.
d. all of the above.
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Anthropological interview techniques:
a. Are always the same from field project to field project. b. Always involve the same processes and same steps of procedure. c. Are no longer used in contemporary fieldwork. d. Have been adapted from philosophy. e. Are highly varied and are situation-specific.
A segment of DNA that specifies the sequence of amino acids in a particular protein is called
a. gene. b. codon. c. polypeptide. d. amino acid. e. helix.
Which statement about communication among nonhuman primates is FALSE?
a. Gorillas use calls and facial expressions to communicate. b. Nonhuman primate call systems are inflexible. c. Nonhuman primates use closed systems of communication. d. Animal call systems are based on tradition and not genetics. e. Communication among primates is more complex than scientists used to think.
________ is NOT a characteristic of states.
A. Productive farming economies B. Hereditary inequality C. Stratification into social classes D. Control of specific regional territories E. Record-keeping systems