Question 1 of 6
What is the main purpose of the lecture?
A. To introduce a method that can help students remember new information.
B. To introduce a way to study how information passes from one person to another.
C. To explain the differences between biological information and cultural information.
D. To explain the differences between stories, songs, and other pieces of information.
Question 2 of 6
Why does the professor tell the story about alligators?.
A. To explain the difference between true and false stories.
B. To draw an analogy between alligator reproduction and cultural transmission.
C. To give an example of a piece of information that functions as a meme.
D. To show how a story can gradually change into a song.
Question 3 of 6
According to the professor, which of the following are examples of meme transfer?Click on 2 answers.
A. Telling familiar stories.
B. Sharing feelings.
C. Composing original music.
D. Learning a scientific theory.
Question 4 of 6
What example does the professor give of a meme’s longevity?.
A. A story has been changing since it first appeared in the 1930s.
B. A person remembers a story for many years.
C. A gene is passed on through many generations without changing.
D. A song quickly becomes popular all over the world.
Question 5 of 6
What does the professor compare to a housefly laying many eggs?
A. A child learning many different ideas from or her parents.
B. Alligators reproducing in New York sewers.
C. Different people remembering different versions of a story.
D. A person singing the “Twinkle, twinkle” song many times.
Question 6 of 6
Why does the professor say this?.
A. To explain why some memes do not change much.
B. To ask the students for their opinion about songs as memes.
C. To acknowledge a problem with the meme theory.
D. To ask the student to test an idea about memes.
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