Los Angeles City College » Anthropology » Anthropology 101 - Human Biologic Evolution » Fall 2022

Question #1

The Westermarck hypothesis links brother-sister incest aversion to __________.

A. learned behavior

B. status

C. culturally sanctioned laws

D. children being raised in proximity

Question #2

The conflict model correlates the evolution of a sexual division of labor with __________.

A. monogamy

B. competition for nutrition

C. the changing size of human societies

D. the fact that males have different problems to overcome than females

Question #3

Which of the following is an example of the bio-cultural approach to understanding human behavior?

A. studying human behaviors as a reflection of biological makeup

B. charting the relationship between agricultural practices and the evolution of sickle cell polymorphism

C. testing to see if other primates exhibit biological structures that allow for verbal communication

D. studying the selective pressures that shape present-day hunter-gatherer societies

Question #4

Biological constraints on human behavior are the primary result of biological processes.

A. True

B. False

Question #5

Due to their location in the same part of the brain, __________ may have evolved simultaneously.

A. hearing and language

B. right-handedness and language

C. sight and language

D. left-handedness and language