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Chapter 2: Are Humans Unique? Quiz
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The perspective that humans are more important or naturally superior to other life forms is called
Anthropocentrism
Uniformitarianism
Egalitarianism
Unilineal evolution
Humans and fruit flies shares about 60 percent of the same core genes.
True
False
An object used to modify the shape, condition, or location of another object is called a
Tool
Bludgeon
Artifact
Ecofact
Different chimpanzee populations have different tool traditions.
False
True
Jane Goodall observed chimpanzees _______________in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania.
Swimming
Using language
Termite fishing
Flinging poo
No other animals besides chimpanzees and humans are known to use tools.
True
False
One definition of culture is traditions, beliefs, and values that are transmitted through
Language
The air
Learning
Body language
“Imo” the macaque monkey
Was a railroad signalman
Began a culture of potato washing among monkeys
Was a chimpanzee who learned American Sign Language
Was a chimp who learned how to fish for termites
The mutual exchange of favors or goods is called
Reciprocity
Social hierarchy
Culture
Holism
Only humans have reciprocal relationships
True
False
Ayumu out-competes humans
In a test of cooperation
In a test of working memory
Because chimpanzees have more cortical neurons than humans
Because they have a higher encephalization quotient
Jack the baboon was
able to hide rocks from zoo-goers
able to learned American Sign Language
A successful signalman for the railroad
able to wash potatoes
A common test for bodily self-recognition
Is called cultural competence
Is where capuchins reject cucumbers when grapes are available
Involves placing a mark on an animal and seeing how it reacts
Is called the Ayumu test
A behavior noticed in chimpanzees that could indicate bodily self-recognition is
Use of ocher on fur
Grass-in-ear behavior
Lip smacking behavior
Finger-in-ear behavior
One difference between humans and chimpanzees in terms of cooperation is that
Chimps are unable to cooperate
Humans often cooperate based on shared ideas or culture
Chimps cooperate on the basis of shared values
Humans cooperate only with people they known closely
Assigning human qualities is called
Reciprocity
Behaviorist paradigm
The mark test
Anthropomorphizing
In a case where a chimpanzee died, the other chimps
Ignored the body
Buried the body
Gathered in a large group and inspected the body
Began to construct a primitive altar
According to Stephen Asma, animals have emotion
Because they learn them from older individuals
To mourn the dead
But not intelligence
To flee from predators, mate, and care for their young
Jane Goodall regards chimpanzee waterfall displays as
Sacred monkey trees
loaded with symbolism
A simple threat-display by male chimpanzees
An expression of awe and wonder
Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel thinks human intellect is due to the number of neurons in our brain and where they are located rather than sheer size.
False
True
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