An Anthropologist Interested in Structural Linguistics Might Consider Doing Research

question 61

Multiple Choice

An anthropologist interested in structural linguistics might consider doing research on:

• A) the relationship between Chinese and Japanese
• B) whether bilingual children think differently from children who know only one language
• C) why some people speak with a Southern accent only when they are with family members
• D) what languages are spoken in highland Peru

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used to protect oneself from anxiety or uncomfortable truths.

Compensation

A psychological strategy where individuals overdevelop in one area to make up for deficits in another, often unconsciously.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach developed by Freud emphasizing unconscious processes and the resolution of internal conflicts through techniques such as dream analysis and free association.

Countertransference

A therapist's emotional entanglement with a client, often reflecting the therapist's own unresolved conflicts.