Research on chimpanzee communication shows that they ________
a. possess the physical means of speaking like humans
b. can communicate subtle shades of meaning
c. use a closed communication system
d. can combine one or more sounds to create a large number of meanings
e. can express opinions about abstract ideas
ANSWER:
c
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In complex societies: a. art forms and aesthetic knowledge are uniformly spread across all classes. b. only members of the upper class have the time, money, and knowledge to be able to produce art objects. c. aesthetic critics responsible for establishing artistic standards are invariably members of the upper classes orare employed by them
d. art is more democratic and all people have relatively equal access to it. e. the term "primitive" is used to denote art that is produced by the lower classes.
Studies looking at the social causes of criminal activity suggest that the frequency of property crimes rises with increases in __________
A) unemployment B) child abuse C) homicide D) capital punishment
Nuer terminology reflects the importance of _________in their society
a. women b. bracelets and necklaces c. cattle d. grain e. witchcraft
Mosquitoes have been controlled in most parts of the world by the spraying of DDT. But after years of repeated sprayings, the number of mosquitoes has been increasing in spite of the continued use of DDT because:
A. each new generation of mosquitoes grew up with DDT as a part of the environment and gradually developed immunity B. mosquitoes exposed to nonlethal concentrations of DDT learned to avoid food and other matters sprayed with DDT C. DDT-resistant mosquitoes survived to breed, as did their offspring, until more and more of each year's mosquitoes were resistant D. none of these