In Adoption Studies

question 20

Multiple Choice

In adoption studies

• A) the results may be biased because biological and adoptive parents may be similar.
• B) adoptive parents are assumed to provide genetic influence.
• C) biological parents are assumed to provide environmental influence.
• D) the greater similarity of adoptees to biological than to adoptive parents on a trait would indicate that the trait is influenced by the environment.

Recognize the significance of notable anthropological theories and concepts related to domestication and agriculture.

Explain the relationship between human-animal interactions and the evolutionary changes in domesticated species.

Identify the materials and structures used in Neolithic dwellings and their cultural implications.

Assess the contributions of indigenous peoples to global agriculture.

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Definitions:

Embodied Cognition

The belief that the mind's operations are closely tied to how the body interacts with its environment.

Heavy Clipboard

An experimental manipulation in psychology where the weight of a clipboard is used to influence the perception of the importance or seriousness of attached documents.

Psychokinesis

The purported ability to move or manipulate objects with the mind, without physical interaction, a phenomenon not scientifically proven.

Absolute Thresholds

Absolute thresholds represent the minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can detect 50% of the time, varying from one sense to another.