What Are the Three Adaptive Strategies for Food Production in Nonindustrial

question 40

Multiple Choice

What are the three adaptive strategies for food production in nonindustrial societies identified by Yehudi Cohen?

• A) pastoralism, horticulture, and agriculture
• B) foraging, pastoralism, and horticulture
• C) pastoralism, agriculture, and industrialism
• D) foraging, agriculture, and industrialism

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Definitions:

Heuristics

Cognitive shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision making, often at the cost of accuracy or completeness.

Mental Representations

Internal depictions in the mind of information or experiences, such as visuals, words, or concepts.

Mechanical

Pertaining to machines or the principles of mechanics; often describes processes or systems that operate in a machine-like, automatic manner.

Priming

A technique in psychology used to train people's cognitive responses by exposing them to stimuli that influences their subsequent reactions without their awareness.