Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

In archaeology, dating is most frequently expressed with the acronym "bp" which stands for _______________.

Anthropologists commonly study the basis of healthy human growth among living populations through all of the following except:

One of the key causes of ethnic and religious conflict is:

All of the following are characteristics of the study of physical anthropology except:

The fact that anthropologists gather data for testing makes it an empirical science.

Anthropologists do not have any biases or assumptions about the different groups they work with.

If an ethnographic researcher shares stories with informants in order to exemplify the type of data he or she would like to collect, it is the use of a/an:

Theories based on assumptions about the world and reality that come from the researcher's own particular culture are referred to as ______________ theories.

The enlargement of the right heart ventricle among Quechua Indians is an adaptation to:

Another name for Cultural Anthropology is:

Short-term biological changes in response to particular environmental stimuli are referred to as:

All of the following are archaeological and paleoanthropological methods except:

A Japanese researcher disapproving of North Americans harvesting organs from individuals declared brain dead is an example of a culture-bound theory.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of medical anthropology?

Which form of dating involves the comparison of tree ring growth?

Primatology is the study of living and fossil primates.

The Garbage Project is an example of:

What must cultural anthropologists do in fieldwork?

Anthropology is a holistic field yet the subfields are increasingly specialized. Provide an example of a subspecialty of anthropology that incorporates all four fields and explain how the other subfields contribute to knowledge in that area.

Which of the following individuals is a well-known forensic anthropologist?