Quiz created: 081006

Theory Quiz: Models

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1. "Better nutrition means people live longer." Nutrition in this statement is a
dependent variable  determining (independent) variable  No Answer
2. "It looks as though bipedalism in Australopithecus may have become more prominent because of changes in the ecological context." Bipedalism in this statement is a
dependent variable  determining (independent) variable  No Answer
3. "Bipedalism is appears to have been an important factor in many of the skeletal changes we see in late Australopithecus forms. Bipedalism in this statement is a
dependent variable  determining (independent) variable  No Answer
4. "The extreme danger of unattended births in humans derives from the rotation of the fetus as it emerges through the birth canal." Rotation in this statement is the
dependent variable  determining (independent) variable  No Answer
5. "The fetus rotates because the birth canal, always tight, is slightly larger side-to-side than front-to-back, while the baby's head is slightly longer front-to-back than side-to-side. But rotation must occur again to accommodate the shoulders, leaving the child, in most cases, facing the mother's back." Rotation in this statement is a
dependent variable  determining (independent) variable  No Answer
6. It is awkward to speak of "feudalism" in the American Congress because
the definition of "feudalism" is center focused 
the definition of feudalism is boundary-focused 
it is not clear whether Congress or feudalism is the dependent variable 
the Congress lies outside the range of convenience of the term "feudalism" 
No Answer
7. "The small birth canal means that, in comparative perspective, human infants can't grow large enough to reach mental maturity until long after birth, producing a long period of infantile dependency that is one of the universals of the human condition." Dependency in this statement is a
dependent variable  determining (independent) variable  No Answer
8. "To understand the breakdown of Yugoslavia, it is important to give attention not merely to ancient ethnic tensions, which most observers agree had largely faced until they were fanned, like embers, back into relevance, but also to differences in economic development in the several regions, ranging from comparative wealth in Slovenia to persistent poverty in Macedonia." Economic differences in this statement are a
dependent variable  determining (independent) variable  No Answer

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