In Many European and Latin American Cultures, People Commonly Greet

question 19

Multiple Choice

In many European and Latin American cultures, people commonly greet one another with a kiss on the cheek. In the United States, people may be more likely to greet one another with a hug or a handshake. An anthropologist would call these ________ actions.

• A) symbolic
• B) spatial
• C) value
• D) normative

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Definitions:

Mean

The mean is the average of a set of numerical values, calculated by summing all the values and dividing by the count of the values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values from the mean.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of these numbers by the count of numbers in the set.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points in a population, calculated as the square root of the variance.