Exam 1 Review Flashcards
Anthropology comes from the Greek words anthropos and ology and is:
the study of humans
This person is known as the “father of modern anthropology”
Franz Boas
Term:
To consider how one’s identity and personal views may impact research
reflexivity
This concept suggests that language shapes one’s views/thinking of the world
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
This early hominid is associated with the Acheulian hand ax
homo erectus
Oldowan tools are associated with which early ancestor?
Australopithecus garthi
Term:
This leads to improved understanding of “the other”
relativism
Term:
A list of words for names, events, and ideas existing in a particular language is known as a:
lexicon
As of 2014, approximately ______ percent of the world’s population has access to the internet.
40
What is the equation for the interaction of nature and nurture on an individual’s development?
Genotype - Environment - Phenotype
What is the Nacirema’s “mouth ritual”?
Brushing their teeth
Example of ethnocentrism
- Viewing another religion as fundamentally wrong,
- Calling another culture’s practices “savage”.
- Assuming a less technological culture is less evolved.
Cumulative cultural learning (Legare 2017) human success is due to:
- Our ability to transmit culture via writing.
- Our ability to learn from distant generations.
- Our ability to share ideas globally.
The Nacirema are ______ and their “listeners” are _____.
Americans; psychologists
List the Four Field Holistic Approach
- Physical/Biological Anthro
- Linguistic Anthro
- Archeology
- Cultural Anthro
Term:
Belief that one’s own culture or way of life is normal and/or natural; using one’s own culture to evaluate and judge the practices and ideas of others:
ethnocentrism
What is the cultural tape from Sherry Ortner?
the human memory is fallible; the collection of different people’s memories allow you to get a more accurate truth/memory.
What is anthropometrics?
body measurements
Cross-culture comparison
ethnology
Using other people’s quotes
polyvocality
What are kinesics?
gesture; body language
Term:
What are the smallest units of sound that can have meaning?
(b, p, i, g)
phonemes
Term:
What are the smallest units of sounds that have their own meaning?
(big, pig)
morphemes
Term:
What goes where in a sentence
(subject, verb, object, orientation)
syntax
Term:
General term for rules of syntax and words formation
grammar
Term:
Changes in the frequency of an allele in a population overtime
evolution
Term:
Human guided reproduction of other species
synthetic selection
Term:
Mating within a group
endogamy
Term:
Mating outside a group
exogamy
What is the name of the nearly complete skeleton?
Nariokotome Boy
Term:
Which hominid showed early bipedalism and dental changes?
Ardipithecus ramidus
Term:
Which hominid showed an increased cranium?
Homo habilis
Cumulative cultural learning
continually building on our ideas
TED Talk:
99% of our genes are ______
bonobos
Term:
Temporary adjustments to extreme conditions
acclimation
