Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
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In a patrilineal descent pattern, which relatives are deemed important for emotional ties and the transfer of property?

  • Both sides equally
  • Relatives on the sibling's side
  • Relatives on the mother's side
  • Relatives on the father's side (correct)

What is the criticism of the functionalist school of thought in anthropology?

  • It overlooks the opposite forces
  • It is incredibly dated (correct)
  • It takes system's flaws into account
  • It is too complex and specialized

What is the relation between cause and effect?

  • Causation (correct)
  • Statistics
  • Correlation
  • Variables

What does cultural materialism emphasize according to the text?

<p>The value and acquisition of goods (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Altruism in the context of game theory?

<p>Being helpful to other people without any interest in being rewarded (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of anthropology, psychology, and sociology?

<p>Investigating human behavior and culture (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method is commonly used in psychology to analyze human behavior?

<p>Studying people's thoughts and feelings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'fictive kin' refer to?

<p>Acknowledging kin as people who are not biologically related (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a genogram primarily record?

<p>Status of emotional relationships to a given individual (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of kinship definitions?

<p>Defining family relationships and terms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a patrilineal descent pattern, both sides are regarded as equally important. True or False?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Correlation always implies causation. True or False?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cultural materialism emphasizes the value of intangible cultural elements. True or False?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Altruism is always motivated by the desire for reward. True or False?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Structuralism suggests that things are best understood by looking at their similarities, rather than their opposites. True or False?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology all use statistical analysis as a method of study.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Kinship refers to the daily reciprocal relationships within a family.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A genogram is primarily used as a diagnostic tool by therapists to record emotional relationships to a given individual.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cultural materialism emphasizes the development of human societies and how they work.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Psychology primarily focuses on analyzing group behavior and the development of human society.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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