Question 1

Which of the following depicts an evoked culture?

Accepted Answer

Evoked culture refers to cultural practices that arise in response to specific environmental conditions. In this case, the scarcity of animals and fish leads to meat being a status symbol.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a proximal cause?

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Question 3

A few townsfolk begin a movement promoting social harmony.Over time,they expand the movement by interacting with other townsfolk.Soon,they've influenced the whole town to join in the movement.This best illustrates which of the following?

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This scenario best illustrates Latané's dynamic social impact theory, which suggests that a small group of individuals can gradually influence a larger group over time through interpersonal interactions and persuasive communication. The initial few townsfolk started the movement, and through their interactions with others, they were able to influence and expand the movement to the entire town. This is a classic example of how social influence can spread through a community. The other choices are not relevant to this scenario.

Question 4

According to Atran and Norenzayan,which of the following is more likely to become commonly known?

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Atran and Norenzayan suggest that statements that are surprising, emotionally engaging and violate people's expectations are more likely to become commonly known. Option C fits this criteria as it includes unexpected elements like a rainbow mouse eating a quick blueberry. Options A and D do not have any surprising elements and are relatively mundane, while option B includes a nonsensical element (rainbow zombie) which makes it less likely to become commonly known. Therefore, option C is the most likely to become commonly known.

Question 5

According to the ideas as replicators model,which of the following rumors is the WORST replicator?

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Question 6

Pluralistic ignorance is likely to lead to

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Pluralistic ignorance occurs when individuals privately reject a norm or belief but publicly conform to it due to the incorrect assumption that others accept it. This can lead to the persistence of particular cultural practices even if they are not widely accepted or believed in privately.

Question 7

Dynamic social impact theory can explain why

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Question 8

According to Steven Johnson,which of the following is a contributor to people's growing intelligence?

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Question 9

According to Atran and Norenzayan's idea about minimally counterintuitive ideas persisting,which of the following phrases would be the most likely to persist in the reader's memory?

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Atran and Norenzayan suggest that minimally counterintuitive ideas, which are ideas that violate some but not too many of our expectations, are more memorable and more likely to persist in our memories. The blinking newspaper is minimally counterintuitive because newspapers don't usually blink, but it's not too far-fetched to imagine a newspaper blinking, so it's a memorable phrase that could stick in the reader's memory. The other phrases have either too many violations of our expectations (e.g. "squealing flowering brick") or not enough violations to be memorable (e.g. "grazing deer").

Question 10

Takeshi witnesses a murder,and tells his mother.She understands the gist of the story,and then conveys that to the police.Which model of cultural evolution does this best illustrate?

Accepted Answer

The scenario best illustrates the epidemiology of ideas, which refers to the spread and transmission of cultural traits or ideas within a population. Takeshi witnessed a murder and transmitted the information to his mother, who then spread it to the police. This showcases how ideas can spread through a population like a disease or epidemic.

Quiz 3: Cultural Evolution