Explain How Anthropologists Use Multivariate or Multidimensional Approaches in Their

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Essay

Explain how anthropologists use multivariate or multidimensional approaches in their research. Why is this important? How does this approach illustrate the intersection of the ways anthropologists collect and analyze data? Illustrate your answer with specific examples.

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Definitions:

Subliminal Perception

The ability to detect information below the conscious level of awareness, which may influence thoughts, feelings, or actions without one being consciously aware of the stimuli.

Weber's Law

A principle stating that the change in a stimulus that will be just noticeable is a constant ratio of the original stimulus.

Just Noticeable Difference

The smallest change in intensity of a stimulus that can be detected by the sensory system.

Psychophysics Term

Relates to the study of the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they produce.