In cultures where medical remedies for infant illness are scarce, parents and caregivers go to great lengths to protect them. Describe at least one of these practices used to ensure survival that is based on magic rather than medical evidence
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Answers will vary. In West Africa, a sharp knife is kept near the baby to ward off evil spirits. They give the baby an undesirable nickname to trick these evil spirits into thinking the baby is not worth taking.
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A) does not effect; alcohol has no effect on anxiety level B) decreases; bystanders who have consumed alcohol are impaired in their judgment C) increases; alcohol reduces anxiety about the reactions of others D) decreases; alcohol increases anxiety about the reactions of others E) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases; alcohol has mixed effects on anxiety levels
Who developed an artificial language based on plastic chips and trained a chimp to communicate with these chips?
a. Beatrice and Allen Gardner b. Noam Chomsky c. Benjamin Whorf d. Eleanor Rosch e. David Premack