Which of the Following Would Be the Best Example of Culture

question 122

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be the best example of culture affecting categorization?

• A) A five-year-old child calls a dolphin a "fish."
• B) A Japanese man takes off his shoes before entering a house.
• C) A woman from a traditional hunter-gather society categorizes plants as edible, inedible, or medicinal, instead of as flower, root, berry, etc.
• D) A farmer sees a picture of a chicken sandwich in a magazine and decides to make himself one for lunch.

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Definitions:

Gift Tax

A federal tax on the transfer of property by gift during the donor's lifetime, intended to prevent tax avoidance through the transfer of wealth.

Long-term Loss

A financial loss realized on the sale or exchange of an asset held for more than one year, affecting capital gains tax calculations.

Adjusted Basis

The original cost of property plus any improvements, or minus depreciation or losses, used to calculate capital gains or losses for tax purposes.

FMV

Fair Market Value, the price at which property would sell between a willing buyer and seller in an arm's length transaction.