The Only Chance for Human Racial Classification Schemes to Work

question 17

True/False

The only chance for human racial classification schemes to work is to shift from using phenotypic to genotypic characteristics of human populations.

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Definitions:

Myelination

Myelination is the process by which nerve fibers are coated with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of electrical signals along neurons.

Information Processing

A theory describing the analysis, manipulation, and storage of information by the brain.

Elaborative Rehearsal

The kind of coding in which new information is related to information that is already known.

Levels-of-processing Model

A theory suggesting that memory retention is directly related to the depth of mental processing of information, ranging from shallow to deep.