Why Should We Not Assume That Food Collectors Would Automatically

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why should we not assume that food collectors would automatically switch to food production once they understood the process of domestication?

• A) Food production involves more work and less security than food collection.
• B) Food production cannot support as many people as food collection.
• C) Food production is associated with a more complex diet than food collection.
• D) Food production requires less specialized skills than food collection.

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Definitions:

Experimenter Bias

In experimental design, the problem of some kind of bias in an experimental group because of the way the researcher, knowingly or unknowingly, has selected its members.

Internal Validity

The degree to which the results of a study can be attributed to the experimental treatments or interventions rather than other factors.

Spurious Relationship

An apparent relationship between two variables that is actually caused by a third variable.

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that are likely to vary or change within the context of a scientific study or experiment.