Polyandry Is Adapted to a Number of Different Economic and Demographic

question 23

Multiple Choice

Polyandry is adapted to a number of different economic and demographic circumstances.Among the Toda of South India,it is an adaptation to the:

• A)Shortage of land.
• B)Need for men to be away as soldiers for long periods of time.
• C)Shortage of females,created by female infanticide.
• D)Low birth rate of females as compared with males.
• E)High degree of occupational specialization.

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Definitions:

Subliminal Perception

The processing of information by sensory systems without conscious awareness of the stimuli.

Sensory Threshold

The minimum level of intensity from a stimulus that is detected by a sense organ, marking the boundary between non-detectable and detectable sensations.

Stimuli

External factors or signals that provoke a response from a sensory system or organism.

Backward Messages

Reversed audio or visual stimuli that are claimed to be perceptible and meaningful when experienced in a normal forward mode, often discussed in the context of subliminal messages.