Consumer Fieldwork Helps Anthropologists Study the Environment Through Field Observation

question 38

Multiple Choice

Consumer fieldwork helps anthropologists study the environment through field observation. All the following are distinct characteristics of field observation except:

• A) it takes place mostly in a natural environment.
• B) it is sometimes performed without the subject's awareness.
• C) it focuses on observation of behaviour.
• D) it takes place mostly in laboratory settings.

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Definitions:

Adaptive Strategies

Approaches or methods evolved by organisms, populations, or people to cope with environmental changes and challenges.

Conscious Awareness

The state or quality of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

Cingulate Cortex

A part of the brain situated in the medial aspect of the cerebral cortex, involved in emotional processing and regulation.

Emotional States

Refers to the complex psychological conditions that encompass a person's feelings, thoughts, and physiological responses to various situations.