An Anthropologist Discovers That an Informant Who Is Describing Her

question 77

Multiple Choice

An anthropologist discovers that an informant who is describing her society's kinship terminology uses the same term,"Bapa," to refer to both her father and her father's brother.What does this indicate?

• A) The informant is being deceptive.
• B) The informant is unclear as to who her real biological father is.
• C) All "Bapas" share a common status and play the same roles in relation to ego.
• D) The informant is poorly informed.

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Definitions:

Cross-bridge

The connection formed between the heads of myosin filaments and actin filaments during muscle contraction.

Repolarization

The process of restoring the resting negative charge inside a cell's membrane after depolarization, crucial for nerve and muscle function.

Depolarizes

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Resting Membrane Potential

The electrical charge across a neuron's plasma membrane when the neuron is not actively transmitting signals.