Which of the Following Statements Describes a Key Difference Between

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes a key difference between Oldowan and Acheulean tools?

• A) Acheulean tools, such as the hand ax, represent a predetermined shape based on a template in the mind of the toolmaker, suggesting a cognitive leap between earlier hominins and H. erectus.
• B) Acheulean tools constitute a move away from wood toward more plastic media like clay.
• C) Oldowan tools are based on the production of blades, associated with an increasing range of ways hominins exploited their biological and cultural environments.
• D) Oldowan tools show an increase in size and a focus in being used for hunting.
• E) Acheulean tools show representations of the human form on nonfunctional surfaces.

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The likelihood distribution of a specific statistic derived from a random selection.

Independent Sample

Samples that are collected in such a way that the selection of one sample does not influence the selection of another, ensuring that observations between samples are not related.

Normally Distributed

Describes a probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Confidence Interval Estimate

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, used to estimate the true value of a population parameter.