What Do Non-Native North Americans and the Inuit Both Have

question 102

Multiple Choice

What do non-Native North Americans and the Inuit both have in common that explains the similarity in their family structure?

• A) There is little jealousy within or between households.
• B) Both rely on the technology of hunting.
• C) Both are highly mobile.
• D) Both care for their elderly.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Period

In Piaget’s theory, the period of cognitive development from birth to about 2 years, in which the child has not yet achieved object permanence.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias that makes an individual unable to understand or assume any perspective other than their own.

A-not-B Effect

A cognitive phenomenon observed in infants where they repeatedly reach for an object at a place (A) where it was previously found, even after seeing it moved to a new location (B).

Perseverates

The repetition of a particular response (such as a word, phrase, or gesture) despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus.