Answer: a) The interconnections between language and culture. (Marked Correct)
Question: The tendency to think that one’s own culture is superior to other cultures is called ______.
Answer Choices:
ethnocentrism
nativism
heterogenety
universality
Answer: ethnocentrism
Question: Objects that serve as mediums of exchange in only limited contexts are called:
Answer: a) Special purpose money.
Question
Anthropologists use a broader categorization of the people in order to understand how they perceive things. It is clear that reality is always filtered by the way we language and other categories. What are those categories called?
a) Grids.
Question: A strong sense of identity with one’s ethnic group, tribe, or nation is called:
Answer: a) Tribalism.
Question: A social structure in which kin are traced either through the male or the female lineage is known as:
Answer: a) Bilateral descent.
Question: Shared experiences, traditions, and stories held sacred by Native Americans are a form of:
Answer: a) Folklore.
Question: Which of the following groups did not have all the biological signs to allow the Americas people to gain the full weight gain until the 20th century?
Answer: a) Inuit, Aztec, and Mayan.
Question: Which one of the following is NOT among the causes of iatrogenic (doctor-made) adaptation?
Answer: Syphilis
Question: Can also see:
Answer: a) Echoic storage of sight and images as well as appropriate and inappropriate behavior. (Marked Correct)
Question: Which of the following is NOT among the early centers of civilization?
Answer: a) Beijing.
Question: ______ is the movement of things and ideas from one culture to another.
Answer: Diffusion
Question: Jeremy is always polite and courteous to his instructors at school but tends to be a bit rowdy with his friends at a party. This difference in Jeremy’s communication illustrates the importance of ______ in determining behavior and communication.
Answer Choices:
power distance
context
rituals
ethnocentrism
Answer: context
Question: _____ is a theory of disease.
Answer: Germ theory
Question: An amalgamation of traditional and introduced traits is called:
Answer: Syncretism
Question: In the context of the role of perception in cultural patterns, in contrast to Asians, North European cultural groups ______.
Answer Choices:
lay heavy emphasis on sensory information and feeling.
use more description and physical metaphors to capture their perceptions.
tend to be more abstract, stressing coherent explanation.
emphasize action-oriented procedures.
Answer: tend to be more abstract, stressing coherent explanation.