Our Emergent Capacity for 'Ritual' Served as an Important 'Bridge

question 76

Multiple Choice

Our emergent capacity for 'ritual' served as an important 'bridge to humanity' because the language of ritual:

• A) expresses an engineer's logic.
• B) serves as an arbitrary aesthetic device.
• C) lends a seriousness to human concerns.
• D) makes us feel connected, motivating in us a sense of social and cultural commitment.
• E) is instructional; it can convey technical knowledge necessary for survival.

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Definitions:

Instinctual Demands

Basic, innate urges or drives that motivate behavior, such as hunger, thirst, or the need for safety.

Freud

The founder of psychoanalysis known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the development of psychosexual stages.

Conscious

Having the awareness and capability to contemplate one's own life, perceptions, ideas, and everything around oneself.

Preconscious

Refers to thoughts or feelings that are not immediately in one's conscious awareness but can be easily accessed.