According to Ellen Dissanayake what is the adaptive significance of art?
a. To increase fitness by enhancing attractiveness to mating partners.
b. To cement societies together into unified wholes as a means of providing enhanced survival potential for individuals living within those groups.
c. To confirm a special communicative function facilitating social interaction.
d. None of the above.
Question 2
According to the authors, what was the most probable original function of clothing?
a. To enhance foraging efficiency.
b. To protect individuals from the external environment.
c. As a constant reminder of the social hierarchy within a group.
d. Purely as a form of artistic expression.
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