An Ethnographer Would

question 27

Multiple Choice

An ethnographer would

• A) work in the field for long periods of time.
• B) work with applied anthropologists in developing foreign aid projects.
• C) make many cross-cultural comparisons.
• D) work directly with historians on various projects.

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Definitions:

Decentered Thinking

Refers to the ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation simultaneously, characteristic of more advanced stages of cognitive development.

False Belief Tasks

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Three-Mountain Task

A cognitive psychology test that examines a child’s ability to understand and evaluate different perspectives and spatial awareness.

Causal Reasoning

The cognitive process of identifying relationships between causes and effects.