Cognitive Anthropology

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What is the primary focus of cognitive anthropology?

  1. The study of human cognition in different cultural contexts

  2. The study of human behavior in different cultural contexts

  3. The study of human language in different cultural contexts

  4. The study of human social organization in different cultural contexts


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cognitive anthropology is the study of how people in different cultures think, perceive, and remember information.

Which of the following is NOT a key concept in cognitive anthropology?

  1. Culture

  2. Cognition

  3. Language

  4. Material culture


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Material culture is the physical objects that a culture produces, while culture, cognition, and language are all cognitive concepts.

According to cognitive anthropologists, how do cultural factors influence cognition?

  1. By providing a set of shared beliefs and values that shape how people think

  2. By providing a set of shared language and symbols that shape how people think

  3. By providing a set of shared rituals and practices that shape how people think

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cognitive anthropologists believe that cultural factors influence cognition in a variety of ways, including through shared beliefs and values, language and symbols, and rituals and practices.

What is the term for the process by which people acquire the cultural knowledge and skills of their society?

  1. Enculturation

  2. Socialization

  3. Acculturation

  4. Assimilation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Enculturation is the process by which people acquire the cultural knowledge and skills of their society.

Which of the following is an example of a cognitive bias?

  1. Confirmation bias

  2. Hindsight bias

  3. Framing effect

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Confirmation bias, hindsight bias, and framing effect are all examples of cognitive biases, which are systematic errors in thinking that can lead to inaccurate judgments and decisions.

What is the term for the mental representations that people use to organize and interpret information?

  1. Schemas

  2. Scripts

  3. Prototypes

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Schemas, scripts, and prototypes are all mental representations that people use to organize and interpret information.

Which of the following is NOT a type of memory?

  1. Short-term memory

  2. Long-term memory

  3. Working memory

  4. Sensory memory


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sensory memory is not a type of memory, but rather a temporary store of sensory information that lasts for a very brief period of time.

What is the term for the process by which people retrieve information from memory?

  1. Recall

  2. Recognition

  3. Recollection

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Recall, recognition, and recollection are all processes by which people retrieve information from memory.

Which of the following is NOT a type of problem-solving strategy?

  1. Means-ends analysis

  2. Trial and error

  3. Insight

  4. Algorithms


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Algorithms are not a type of problem-solving strategy, but rather a set of step-by-step instructions for solving a problem.

What is the term for the mental process of making decisions?

  1. Judgment

  2. Decision-making

  3. Reasoning

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Judgment, decision-making, and reasoning are all mental processes involved in making decisions.

Which of the following is NOT a type of language?

  1. Natural language

  2. Artificial language

  3. Programming language

  4. Sign language


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Programming languages are not a type of language in the same way that natural languages, artificial languages, and sign languages are.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between language and thought?

  1. Psycholinguistics

  2. Sociolinguistics

  3. Historical linguistics

  4. Computational linguistics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Psycholinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and thought.

Which of the following is NOT a type of nonverbal communication?

  1. Body language

  2. Facial expressions

  3. Eye contact

  4. Speech


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Speech is a type of verbal communication, not nonverbal communication.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between culture and communication?

  1. Intercultural communication

  2. Cross-cultural communication

  3. Cultural anthropology

  4. Linguistic anthropology


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Intercultural communication is the study of the relationship between culture and communication.

Which of the following is NOT a type of cultural relativism?

  1. Descriptive cultural relativism

  2. Evaluative cultural relativism

  3. Ethical cultural relativism

  4. Methodological cultural relativism


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ethical cultural relativism is not a type of cultural relativism, but rather a moral stance that holds that all cultures are equally valid and should be respected.

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