Evolutionary Anthropology Overview
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What are the five main research disciplines in evolutionary anthropology?

  • Primatology, Paleoanthropology, Human Variation, Medical Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology (correct)
  • Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Archaeology, Environmental Anthropology, Medical Anthropology
  • Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Archaeology, Paleontology, Forensic Anthropology
  • Paleoecology, Social Anthropology, Ethology, Historical Linguistics, Cultural Studies

    • What do evolutionary anthropologists study?

  • The evolutionary history of humans and their relatives (correct)
  • The social structures of contemporary primate groups
  • The development of human culture and technology in the last century
  • The genetic mutation rates in modern humans

    • How do evolutionary anthropologists conduct their research? Select all that apply.

  • By conducting descriptive, casual, and applied research (correct)
  • Through laboratory experiments only
  • By formulating and testing scientific theories (correct)
  • By testing hypotheses using the scientific method (correct)

    • Who created the taxonomic system and binomial nomenclature?

    <p>Carl Linnaeus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed 'soft inheritance'?

    <p>Lamarck</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed catastrophism?

    <p>Georges Cuvier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the concept of uniformitarianism?

    <p>Charles Lyell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did James Hutton argue about uniformitarianism?

    <p>It consists of slow, continuous processes over vast periods of time were responsible for shaping the Earth’s landscape.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known for natural selection?

    <p>Charles Darwin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Darwin's theory? Select all that apply.

    <p>The ability of a population to expand is infinite, but the environments ability to sustain that population is finite.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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