Researchers Asked the Members of the Kpelle Tribe in Liberia

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Multiple Choice

Researchers asked the members of the Kpelle tribe in Liberia to sort objects. The Kpelle tribe members grouped the objects together

• A)haphazardly.
• B)by category, such as containers, clothing, and eating utensils.
• C)by functional association, such as food being placed with the utensil used to eat it.
• D)like Westerners usually group objects.

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Definitions:

Income Strata

Distinct categories of income levels within a society, often used to analyze social and economic disparities.

Sociologist

A social scientist who studies the development, structure, and functioning of human society and the dynamics of social interactions and relationships.

Households

Units consisting of one or more people who live in the same dwelling and share meals or living accommodation; may consist of a single family or some other grouping of people.

Statistical Categories

Classification schemes used in the collection and analysis of data to organize variables or attributes into groups.