Which of the Following Is the Best Example of Assimilation

question 111

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of assimilation?

• A) Naming your dog Barney after the famous purple Barney on TV
• B) Changing the name of your dog after finding out that a classmate has a dog with the same name
• C) Pretending that your dog is a horse
• D) Naming the first dog you meet, "Spot," and then calling all other dogs that you meet "Spot"

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Definitions:

Primitive Hominin Traits

Basic or ancestral characteristics exhibited by early human ancestors.

Evolved

Refers to the cumulative changes in heritable traits of a population over successive generations, leading to biodiversity.

Acheulean Technology

A Stone Age technology characterized by distinctive oval and pear-shaped hand-axes, associated with early humans, particularly Homo erectus.

Genus Homo

The genus to which modern humans belong, characterized by higher mental faculties, upright posture, and bipedal locomotion.