Considerable Literature Exists Today Which Describes, Analyses, and Interprets the Meaning

question 5

Multiple Choice

Considerable literature exists today which describes, analyses, and interprets the meaning of rock art. Although precise meaning is still problematic, which of the following could be used to describe the role of the running woman from Tassili?

• A) her size might indicate importance
• B) her painted skirt indicates her married status
• C) her horned helmet indicates she is a member of the royal Benin dynasty
• D) nothing can be gleaned from this image

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Definitions:

Developmental Psychopathology

A branch of psychology that studies the impact of biological, psychological, and social factors on the development of abnormal behavior patterns, emotions, and thoughts from infancy through adulthood.

Freudian Psychoanalytic

A therapeutic approach and theory of personality developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious motivations and conflicts, especially as they originate in childhood.

Mania

A state or episode of euphoria or frenzied activity in which people may have an exaggerated belief that the world is theirs for the taking.

Motivational

Pertaining to motivation or being aimed at stimulating someone's desire to do something.