Which critique of anthropology is listed in the material?

• A. It leans too far on the nurture side of the nature/nurture debate
• B. It is too quantitative
• C. It is too expensive
• D. It generalizes too much to be useful

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is the critique that anthropology tends to explain human behavior mainly in terms of culture and environment, rather than biology. Saying it leans too far on the nurture side of the nature/nurture debate means the field emphasizes learned culture, socialization, and environmental context as the primary drivers of behavior, often downplaying genetic or biological influences. This explanation fits well with how the discipline has developed—through ethnographic study, participant observation, and cross-cultural comparison—which foreground cultural meaning and social practices. The other options describe less typical criticisms for anthropology: it is not chiefly criticized for being too quantitative, for being too expensive, or for generalizing excessively in most mainstream discussions of its critiques.