Which of These Is an Example of Ethnographic Analogy

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of ethnographic analogy?

• A) observing the use of tools by contemporary societies to determine how they were used thousands of years ago
• B) using eyewitness accounts of tool use from thousands of years ago to determine how tools were used in the past
• C) comparing the ways in which two contemporary cultures use the same set of tools
• D) using the tools found in the archaeological record to piece together an ancient culture's religious customs

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The cost added by producing one additional unit of a product, focusing on changes in overall cost with slight increases in production.

Sunk Costs

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered.

Marginal Analysis

The examination of the benefits and costs of an additional unit of consumption or production to make decisions on allocations of resources.

Risk Aversion

The behavior of preferring to avoid loss rather than making a gain, reflecting a preference for certainty over uncertainty.