Cognitive Anthropology MCQs

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1. What is Cognitive Anthropology?
(A) The study of human behavior
(B) The study of cognitive processes and structures in different cultures
(C) The study of ancient civilizations
(D) The study of biological evolution

2. Who is considered a prominent figure in Cognitive Anthropology?
(A) Clifford Geertz
(B) Jean Piaget
(C) Margaret Mead
(D) Claude Lévi-Strauss

3. What does Cognitive Anthropology focus on?
(A) Physical anthropology
(B) Mental processes and cultural schemas
(C) Archaeological excavations
(D) Linguistic anthropology

4. Which concept refers to mental frameworks that shape understanding and interpretation?
(A) Cognitive dissonance
(B) Cultural schemas
(C) Linguistic relativity
(D) Ethnocentrism

5. What is “cognitive mapping” in Cognitive Anthropology?
(A) Mapping of brain functions
(B) Mapping of cultural knowledge and spatial relationships
(C) Mapping of ancient civilizations
(D) Mapping of linguistic structures

6. What is “folk taxonomy”?
(A) A system of categorizing cultural beliefs
(B) A system of classifying natural phenomena
(C) A system of linguistic structures
(D) A system of political ideologies

7. Who introduced the concept of “cultural models” in Cognitive Anthropology?
(A) Clifford Geertz
(B) Margaret Mead
(C) Roy D’Andrade
(D) Franz Boas

8. What is “cultural consensus theory”?
(A) The theory that cultural beliefs are always consensual
(B) The theory that cultural knowledge is shared within a community
(C) The theory that cultural beliefs are subjective
(D) The theory that cultural beliefs are static

9. What is “schema theory” in Cognitive Anthropology?
(A) The study of ancient schemas
(B) The study of cognitive frameworks that organize information
(C) The study of cultural beliefs
(D) The study of linguistic structures

10. What is “cognitive universals”?
(A) Universal cognitive processes shared by all humans
(B) Cultural beliefs that vary across societies
(C) Linguistic structures common to all languages
(D) Ancient civilizations with similar cognitive patterns

11. What is “cognitive anthropology of religion”?
(A) The study of cognitive processes in religious beliefs
(B) The decline of religious beliefs
(C) The study of ancient religions
(D) The growth of religious practices

12. What is “ethnoscience”?
(A) The study of ancient sciences
(B) The study of cultural knowledge systems and classifications
(C) The study of contemporary scientific advancements
(D) The decline of scientific knowledge

13. Who is known for their work in Cognitive Anthropology of kinship systems?
(A) Roy D’Andrade
(B) Claude Lévi-Strauss
(C) Margaret Mead
(D) Bronisław Malinowski

14. What is “cultural cognition”?
(A) The decline of cultural beliefs
(B) The study of how cultural beliefs shape cognition
(C) The growth of cognitive processes
(D) The study of cognitive dissonance

15. What is “social cognition” in Cognitive Anthropology?
(A) The study of how individuals perceive and process social information
(B) The decline of social interactions
(C) The growth of social norms
(D) The study of ancient social structures

16. Who introduced the concept of “mental maps” in Cognitive Anthropology?
(A) Margaret Mead
(B) Clifford Geertz
(C) Edward Sapir
(D) Roger Keesing

17. What is “cognitive dissonance”?
(A) The consistency between cultural and cognitive beliefs
(B) The discomfort arising from conflicting beliefs or attitudes
(C) The decline of cognitive processes
(D) The growth of cognitive biases

18. What is “cognitive anthropology of language”?
(A) The study of cognitive processes involved in language use
(B) The decline of linguistic diversity
(C) The growth of linguistic theories
(D) The study of ancient languages

19. What is “cognitive evolution”?
(A) The decline of cognitive abilities over time
(B) The study of how cognitive processes have evolved in humans
(C) The growth of cognitive biases
(D) The decline of cognitive structures

20. What is “cognitive development”?
(A) The study of cognitive processes in children
(B) The decline of cognitive abilities
(C) The growth of cognitive theories
(D) The decline of cognitive evolution

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