Franz Boas Is the Undisputed Father of Four-Field U

question 64

Multiple Choice

Franz Boas is the undisputed father of four-field U.S.anthropology.One of his most important and enduring contributions to anthropology was

• A) the field's earliest example of multitimed and multisited ethnography.
• B) providing evidence that both biology and culture are susceptible to evolutionary forces, thus providing a framework for the comparative method.
• C) stressing the relevance of independent invention in human cultural history.
• D) showing that human biology is plastic, and that biology (including race) does not determine culture.
• E) expanding the local ethnographic focus to include a regional perspective.

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Definitions:

Reinforcer

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus that increases the probability of a preceding behavior being repeated when it follows that behavior.

Voluntary Behaviors

Actions that individuals choose to perform of their own free will, without being influenced by external forces or pressures.

Operants

Behaviors that are controlled or modified by their consequences, a concept central to operant conditioning in behavioral psychology.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral psychology principle where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus strengthens a desired behavior.