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51.

According to anthropological psychologists, psychology may best be described as the scientific study of

A. Mental states, physical states
B. Thoughts, emotions
C. Behavior, mental processes
D. Mental health, mental illness
Answer» D. Mental health, mental illness
52.

According to anthropological psychologists ,an individual becomes a member of social group through the process of

A. Aging
B. Socialization
C. Learning
D. Maturation
Answer» C. Learning
53.

According to anthropologists to share interest in diversity in time and space is called

A. Communication
B. Linguistic anthropology
C. Language
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Language
54.

According to anthropology the studies such classification systems in various languages is called

A. Ethno semantic
B. Ethnography
C. Ethnoscience
D. Ethnographer
Answer» B. Ethnography
55.

Anthropologists said that the field of investigation relationship between social context is called

A. Ethnography
B. Sociolinguistics
C. Communication
D. Language
Answer» C. Communication
56.

In economic anthropology, bargaining is the characteristic of

A. Market exchanges
B. Market prize
C. Market distribution
D. Market buyer
Answer» B. Market prize
57.

According to anthropologists a legal code, including trial and enforcement characteristic of state organized societies is called

A. Law
B. Act
C. Bill
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
58.

According to anthropological psychologists, perception of the brightness of a color in affected mainly by which?

A. The amplitude of light waves
B. The wavelength of light waves
C. The purity of light waves
D. The saturation of light waves
Answer» E.
59.

Anthropologists have been concerned with two main questions the one is how are production, distribution, and consumption organized in different societies? The other is what motivates people in different cultures to produce, distribute or exchange consume this type of behavior is called

A. Economic Anthropology
B. Cultural anthropology
C. Agriculture anthropology
D. Applied anthropology
Answer» B. Cultural anthropology
60.

According to anthropology the field of gender studies, while focusing on the differences between men and

A. Women
B. Ladies
C. both a and b
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
61.

According to anthropological psychologists ,which of the following relates to disorders in comprehension or production of speech?

A. Dysphasia
B. Aphasia
C. Broca's area
D. All of these
Answer» B. Aphasia
62.

A basic features of language transmission through learning is called

A. Cultural transmission
B. Rituals transmission
C. Linguistically transmission
D. Ethnography
Answer» B. Rituals transmission
63.

A hypothesis is called

A. Independent variable
B. Explanation of a phenomenon
C. A testable prediction derived
D. Dependant variable
Answer» D. Dependant variable
64.

According to anthropological psychologists ,the James-Lange or body reaction theory of emotion says

A. You feel emotion then a bodily reaction
B. You react with your body first then you feel emotion
C. The somatic nervous system is the seat of emotion
D. Emotions and visceral reactions are simultaneous
Answer» C. The somatic nervous system is the seat of emotion
65.

According to anthropological psychologists , Gestalt theory emphasizes that

A. A flow of consciousness
B. The atoms of thought
C. Environmental stimuli
D. Our tendency to see pattern
Answer» E.
66.

Intelligence can be defined as

A. Knowledge
B. Good grades
C. Think abstractly and learn
D. Different from another
Answer» D. Different from another
67.

According to anthropological psychologists ,which neurotransmitter plays an important role in the experience of pleasure?

A. Serotonin
B. Dopamine
C. Nor-epinephrine
D. Acetylcholine
Answer» D. Acetylcholine
68.

According to anthropologists a local leader in a tribal society who has limited authority, leads by example and persuasion and must be generous is called

A. Head man
B. Head of the society
C. Head of the village
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
69.

According to anthropologists the effects of human and nature proceeds today in scientific and public arenas which is called as

A. Biological
B. Physical
C. Culture
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Physical
70.

A basic features of language, the ability to speak of things and events that are not present is called

A. Distribution
B. Mixture
C. Migration
D. Displacement
Answer» E.
71.

The process through which a leaned response stops occuring due to the non-availability of reinforcement is called

A. Generalization
B. Punishment
C. Spontaneous Recovery
D. Extinction
Answer» C. Spontaneous Recovery
72.

Development is about to

A. Age
B. Gender
C. Change
D. Genes
Answer» B. Gender
73.

Anthropologists said that all the terms which is used to refer to a single culture sharing, language, religion, history, territory, ancestry and kinship is called

A. Lineage
B. Descent
C. Tribe
D. State
Answer» D. State
74.

American anthropological association gave the concept of

A. Culture
B. Race
C. Ethnical
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Ethnical
75.

According to anthropological psychologists ,which aspect of social interactions is measured by the theory of planned behaviour?

A. Attachment
B. Socialization
C. Group formation
D. Attitudes
Answer» B. Socialization
76.

According to anthropological psychologists, which area of hypothalamus is responsible for satiety behaviour?

A. Lateral hypothalamus
B. Ventromedial hypothalamus
C. Hyper Phobia
D. Antidiuretic hormone
Answer» C. Hyper Phobia
77.

According to anthropologists the most extreme examples of male-female sexual antagonism is situated in

A. Africa
B. New Guinea
C. America
D. Japan
Answer» C. America
78.

According to anthropology the foraging society is called

A. State
B. Chiefdom
C. Tribe
D. Band
Answer» E.
79.

Anthropologists have never discovered a matriarchy, a society ruled by

A. Man
B. Women
C. Both man and women
D. Old aged
Answer» D. Old aged
80.

According to anthropological psychologists, reflexes are usually controlled by the

A. Medulla
B. Frontal lobe
C. Spinal cord
D. Hypothalamus
Answer» D. Hypothalamus
81.

According to psychologists our general method for dealing with environment is known as

A. Intelligence
B. Perceptual style
C. Personality
D. Cognitive style
Answer» E.
82.

According to anthropological psychologists ,the first two weeks of life are referred to as

A. The period of infancy
B. The preoperational stage
C. Early childhood
D. The neonatal period
Answer» E.
83.

According to anthropologists the amount of association between two or more variable is

A. Correlation
B. Naturalistic observation
C. Reliability
D. Synchronicity
Answer» B. Naturalistic observation
84.

According to anthropological psychologists ,it would be more accurate to say that maturation

A. Illness or poor nutrition
B. Good nutrition
C. Good health care and delayed by illness
D. Because it is genetic
Answer» B. Good nutrition
85.

According to anthropological psychologists ,which of the following is not an attribute of extroversion in the bit five factors theory of personality?

A. Sociable
B. Talkative
C. Self-conscious
D. Affectionate
Answer» D. Affectionate
86.

According to anthropological psychologists which of the following is not true regarding people with a mental illness?

A. Considerable distress
B. Society views such people as in need of help
C. Danger to themselves
D. Behaviour some times different
Answer» C. Danger to themselves
87.

According to anthropological psychologists ,which lobe of the brain is involved in planning, decision-making and some aspects of language?

A. Frontal
B. Parietal
C. Temporal
D. Occipital
Answer» B. Parietal
88.

According to anthropological psychologists,the frustration-aggression hypothesis

A. Assume that aggression is basic instinct
B. Claims that frustration and aggression are both instinctive
C. Assumes that frustration produces aggression
D. Was developed by social learning theorist
Answer» D. Was developed by social learning theorist
89.

In the early 20th century the famous anthropologist Franz Boas 1940/1966 gave the concept of

A. Culture
B. Colour
C. Changes in Skull
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
90.

Where is Polynesia situated in?

A. Hawaii
B. California
C. Atlanta
D. Newyork
Answer» B. California
91.

According to anthropological psychologists, the hormone cortisol produced by adrenal gland is responsible for

A. Reducing the body activity to take rest
B. Activating the body to prepare for stressful situation
C. Balancing the homeostasis
D. Planning and decision-making
Answer» E.
92.

According to anthropologists a sexual relations with someone considered to be a close relatives all culture have taboos against it is called

A. Incest
B. Father-daughter
C. Mother-son
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
93.

According to anthropologists the situational negotiation of social identity when ethnic identity is flexible and situational is called

A. Ascribed status
B. Social status
C. Achieved status
D. High social status
Answer» D. High social status
94.

According to anthropological psychologists ,which of the following is part of the psychosocial domain?

A. Motor skills
B. Memory
C. Judgment
D. Style of behaving
Answer» E.
95.

According to psychology most psychologist believe that aggression is called as

A. Biological response to frustration
B. Sexual drive
C. Learned response
D. time and must be released
Answer» B. Sexual drive
96.

A herders are people whose activities focus on such domesticated animals as cattle, sheep, goats, camels and yak this type of herders are called

A. Agriculture
B. Pastoralism
C. Indigenous
D. both b and c
Answer» E.
97.

Iroquois is situated in

A. Africa
B. Japan
C. America
D. China
Answer» D. China
98.

Basic characteristics of tasks that result in social loafing is that they are

A. Additive
B. Subtractive
C. Multiplicative
D. Negative
Answer» B. Subtractive
99.

Anthropologists said that the idea that individuals choose to maximize profit was a basic assumption of the classical economy in which century?

A. 15 century
B. 19 century
C. 21 century
D. 18 century
Answer» C. 21 century
100.

Anthropologists study biology, society and culture this type of study is called as

A. Human rights
B. Human beings
C. Human behavior
D. Human needs
Answer» D. Human needs