Applied Anthropology

question 51

Multiple Choice

Applied anthropology

• A) originated at the same time that anthropology's four-field approach became established among early twentieth-century U.S. academics.
• B) has yet to be recognized by the American Anthropological Association.
• C) encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve practical problems.
• D) focuses on preparing emerging academic scholars to improve their grant application skills.
• E) is a European phenomenon.

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Definitions:

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon where an individual experiences a perceived or actual improvement in a medical condition after receiving a placebo or inactive treatment.

Double-blind Experiment

A double-blind experiment is a research design in which both the participants and the experimenters are unaware of who is receiving the treatment or control, to prevent bias.

Statistically Significant

A determination that an observed effect is unlikely to have occurred by chance, based on a predetermined significance level.

Dependent Variable

The variable that is the subject’s response to, and dependent on, the level of the manipulated independent variable.