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Exploring the Psychological Basis for Transitions in the Archaeological Record [PDF]

In Tracy B. Henley, Matthew Rossano, and Edward P. Kardas (Eds.) Handbook of Cognitive Archaeology: A Psychological Framework. (2019), 2018
In lieu of an abstract here is the first paragraph: No other species remotely approaches the human capacity for the cultural evolution of novelty that is accumulative, adaptive, and open-ended (i.e., with no a priori limit on the size or scope of possibilities).
arxiv  

Medical students' initial experiences of the dissection room and interaction with body donors: A qualitative study of professional identity formation, educational benefits, and the experience of Pasifika students

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The first experience of medical students in the dissecting room (DR) likely influences professional identity formation (PIF). Sparse data exist exploring how exposure to the DR and body donors without undertaking dissection influences PIF, or how culture may influence this experience.
Jacob Madgwick, Lynley Anderson, Jon Cornwall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing floods, managing people: A political ecology of watercourse regulation on the Kemijoki

Nordia Geographical Publications, 2012
The stark discharge variations on the Kemijoki, the longest river in Finnish Lapland, have long formed an integral part of the rhythmic dynamics of social and ecological life along its banks.
Franz Krause
doaj  

Investigating Cultural Alignment of Large Language Models [PDF]

arXiv
The intricate relationship between language and culture has long been a subject of exploration within the realm of linguistic anthropology. Large Language Models (LLMs), promoted as repositories of collective human knowledge, raise a pivotal question: do these models genuinely encapsulate the diverse knowledge adopted by different cultures?
arxiv  

: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology: Selected Readings . Peter B. Hammond. ; Cultural and Social Anthropology: Selected Readings . Peter B. Hammond. [PDF]

, 1965
James R. Jaquite
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Differences in motivation for biology learning: A measurement invariance testing and latent mean comparison approach

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Educational and psychological research often involves comparing motivation across groups. It is critical to ensure that observed differences in motivation are true variations by group, not due to measurement biases. With a diverse sample of undergraduate students (N = 2200), this study measured internal consistency and gathered validity ...
Ting Dai, Kuan Xing, Avi Kaplan, Jennifer G. Cromley, Kyle R. Mara, Tony Perez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Cultural Interpretability: A Linguistic Anthropological Framework for Describing and Evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs) [PDF]

arXiv
This article proposes a new integration of linguistic anthropology and machine learning (ML) around convergent interests in both the underpinnings of language and making language technologies more socially responsible. While linguistic anthropology focuses on interpreting the cultural basis for human language use, the ML field of interpretability is ...
arxiv  

BOARD ANNOUNCES SEARCH FOR 1977 ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM EDITOR AND ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR SOCIAL/CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY [PDF]

, 1975

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Antropología y educación secundaria en Catalunya [PDF]

, 2015
En Catalunya se han diseñado, organizado y realizado iniciativas relacionadas con la incorporación de la Antropología Social y Cultural al mundo de la enseñanza secundaria, pero los formatos y las modalidades que lo han hecho posible son múltiples ...
Soto Marata, Pepi
core  

The history of anatomical engagement

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The public's fascination with anatomy has evolved over time and progressed from avoidance of the tainted yet saintly corpse, to their fascination with cabinets of curiosities. The current narrative review explores public engagement (PE), from its potential origins as cave paintings, to the rise of the disciplinarity of anatomy.
Quenton Wessels, Adam M. Taylor
wiley   +1 more source