If You Were Sent Out to Decipher an Unwritten Language

question 5

Multiple Choice

If you were sent out to decipher an unwritten language, which area of linguistics would be the most useful to you?​

• A)​analytical linguistics
• B)​ethnolinguistics
• C)​descriptive linguistics
• D)​historical linguistics

Differentiate between various nonparametric tests and identify appropriate situations for their use.

Calculate and interpret p-values in the context of hypothesis testing.

Conduct hypothesis testing for comparing two or more populations using nonparametric tests.

Understand the assumptions underlying different nonparametric tests.

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Definitions:

Norm of Reciprocity

A social norm dictating that people should respond to others with the same kind of behavior they have received.

Kin Selection

An evolutionary strategy that favors the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even at a cost to the organism's own survival and reproduction.

Altruism

The desire to help another purely for the other person’s benefit, regardless of whether we derive any benefit.

Prosocial Video Games

Video games designed with the purpose of promoting positive social behaviors, such as cooperation, helping, and empathy.