Why Are Aboriginal Skeletal Analyses More Challenging Today Than Earlier

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Multiple Choice

Why are aboriginal skeletal analyses more challenging today than earlier in our history?

• A)Today,there are so many scientific questions about remains that analyses take a long time.
• B)There are fewer skeletal remains left today to study than there were before.
• C)In the past,scientists were better educated and able to do analyses more effectively.
• D)Many aboriginal groups do not want remains of their ancestors being analyzed for science.
• E)The equipment and processes are much more sophisticated and require teams of scientists.

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Understand the role of molecular evidence in the fossil record.

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic Theory

A theoretical approach in psychology that emphasizes unconscious processes and conflicts as key to understanding human behavior and mental processes.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where two different stimuli are continually associated together, leading to a response initially provoked by the second stimulus but ultimately triggered by the first stimulus alone.

Classical Conditioning

A training technique involving the repeated pairing of two stimuli, resulting in a behavior initially triggered by the second stimulus being eventually activated by only the first stimulus.

Muscle Tone

The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state.