Recent Fossil Finds from Ethiopia Such as the Herto Skulls

question 37

Multiple Choice

Recent fossil finds from Ethiopia such as the Herto skulls (160,000-154,000 B.P.) and the Omo remains (estimated date 195,000 B.P.) provide accumulated evidence to support the

• A)Asian origin of broad-spectrum revolution.
• B)idea that Neandertals originated in Africa and never left the continent.
• C)African origin of anatomically modern humans.
• D)European origin of anatomically modern humans.
• E)crucial role the manipulation of fire played in the advent of behavioral modernity.

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Definitions:

Biological Constraints

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Positive Punishment

An operant conditioning principle where the addition of a stimulus after a behavior makes the behavior less likely to happen in the future.

Wearing Skirts

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Observational Learning

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