A Problem with the Technological Intelligence Model for Hominin Brain

question 6

Multiple Choice

A problem with the technological intelligence model for hominin brain expansion is __________.

• A) that the tools suggested by the model are too complex for a small-brained hominin to produce
• B) that tools were not used earlier than 2.5 million years ago
• C) that simple tool use and production requires very little intelligence
• D) that bipedalism occurred much earlier, and brain expansion occurred much later than the appearance and widespread use of stone tools

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