The Experience of a Musicologist Listening for the First Time

question 33

Multiple Choice

The experience of a musicologist listening for the first time to music of a different culture is analogous to __________.

• A) a linguist exposed to a new foreign language
• B) an ethnographer meeting a new informant
• C) an artisan starting to work in the market economy
• D) an archaeologist beginning a new field season

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Definitions:

Family Size

Refers to the number of members in a family unit, including parents and children.

Cohorts

Groups of individuals who share a specific characteristic, typically used in studies to observe how similar conditions or treatments affect them over time.

Personality

A set of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral patterns that define an individual's character and influence their behavior and interactions with others.

Nursing Home

A residential care facility that provides a range of services, including medical and personal care, to individuals who are unable to live independently, often elderly people.