Margaret Mead's Observations of Three Different Tribes from New Guinea

question 105

Multiple Choice

Margaret Mead's observations of three different tribes from New Guinea most clearly demonstrated the influence of:

• A)culture and cultural expectations on behaviour.
• B)thinking and reasoning on behaviour.
• C)biology and environment on behaviour.
• D)unconscious factors on behaviour.

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