ANT203Y1- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 35 pages long!)
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Chapter 1: introduction to evolutionary fact and theory. Scopes was found to be guilty, was fined . The verdict was overturned a year later on a technicality (the law remained) Comes from greek: anthropos (human) and logia (study) Ethnology: comparative study of cultures around the world: linguistic: study of language, its construction, and origins. Historical approach: corroborate information using knowledge from past insights and scientists. Requires critical thinking (taking control of information presented and examining it) Uses scientific method: observe a fact (a verifiable, observable truth), hypothesize and test, now instead of observe and hypothesize, we use hypothetical-deductive approach (don"t observe but instead, use existing knowledge) Scientific collaboration: doesn"t necessarily mean collaborators work together (sometimes, people publish and die, and their findings are later used as collaboration/inspiration: eg. mendel (unknown during his lifetime, but his work was the basis for genetics) Paradigm: the predominant way of thinking (this can cause bias)
