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RODY.ELKHALIL

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What was the primary argument of John Locke's tabula rasa theory?
 
  a. that natural selection favors individuals who have adaptive personalities
 b. that the mind of children is born empty and cannot develop until adolescence
 c. that we are very different at birth and that our individualities are genetically programmed
  d. that we are biologically identical at birth in the potential for personality development

Question 2

From his work with Conibo shamans, Michael Harner argues that:
 
  a. anthropologists have seriously underestimated the significance of the shamanistic experience on AmazonianIndian ideologies and practices.
 b. anthropology understands shamanism quite well and has been able to contribute to its preservation worldwide.
  c. the hallucinogenic drugs that the Conibo shamans use are extremely powerful and should not be generallyavailable to the uninitiated.
 d. shamanism should be used in daily American life because it would alleviate most of the psychosomatic illnessesthat currently affect Americans.
 e. we need urgent worldwide action to save the shamans because they are being targeted by poor economicpolicies globally.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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