Anthropologist George Murdock Compiled a List of Over Seventy Categories

question 118

Multiple Choice

Anthropologist George Murdock compiled a list of over seventy categories that included appearance (such as bodily adornment and hairstyles) ,activities (such as sports,dancing,games,joking,and visiting) ,social institutions (such as family,law,and religion) ,and customary practices (such as cooking,folklore,gift giving,and hospitality) .These are all examples of:

• A)symbols
• B)beliefs
• C)cultural universals
• D)norms

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Definitions:

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an aversive stimulus.

Santa Claus

A mythical figure associated with the celebration of Christmas, known for delivering gifts to children around the world.

Classical Conditioning

The method by which repeated association of two stimuli results in a response that was initially elicited by the second stimulus being elicited by the first stimulus over time.

Neutral Stimulus

An initially neutral stimulus that doesn't trigger a specific reaction besides drawing attention, until it becomes linked with an unconditioned stimulus.