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Anthro test 1

Test 1

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What is anthropology? The exploration of human diversity in time and space
What is the term for the ability to create new expressions by combining other expressions? Productivity
The tendency to view one’s own culture as superior and to use one’s own standards and values in judging others is called Ethnocentrism
Systematic survey and excavation Are the two major components of fieldwork in archaeology and paleoanthropology
True or False: Linguistic stratification can occur between dialects when one is considered a prestige dialect, as in the case with High German and Low German, or with Standard English (SE) and Black English Vernacular (BEV). True
Darwin’s key contribution was to propose a mechanism that drives evolution, which is known as Natural selection
__________________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups. Focal vocabulary
Natural selection is the process by which the forms most fit to survive in a given environment do so in greater numbers than others in the same population. But more than survival of the fittest, natural selection is the natural process that leads to Differential reproductive success
Which of the following does NOT illustrate the kinds of work that applied anthropologists do? Borrowing from fields such as history and sociology to broaden the scope of theoretical anthropology
True or false: Practice theory recognizes that the study of anthropology takes a lot of practice before resulting in accurate descriptions of a future False
Sapir and Whorf argued that grammatical categories of languages lead their speakers to think about things in particular ways. However, studies on the differences between female and male Americans in regard to the color terms they use suggest that It is also correct to argue that changes in culture produce changes in language and thought as well
What is the term for the kind of cultural change that results when two or more cultures have consistent firsthand contact? Acculturation
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