Intelligence Helped Make Us Human

question 17

Multiple Choice

Intelligence helped make us human. What kind of problems did more intelligence allow us to solve?

• A) coping with predators
• B) general cognitive ability
• C) coping with environmental change
• D) getting better quality food

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Definitions:

Erving Goffman

A Canadian-American sociologist known for his work on social interaction and the presentation of self in everyday life, emphasizing the importance of face-to-face interaction.

Critical Theorists

Scholars who engage in the critique of society and culture, exposing and challenging power structures, ideologies, and inequalities.

Diachronic

Pertaining to the study or analysis of something, especially language, through different periods in history to understand its evolution.

Synchronic

An approach focusing on a phenomenon at a specific point in time, often used in linguistics and anthropology to study cultures or languages without considering historical changes.