Part 1
The first part of this experiment was actually pretty challenging. I attempted it with my younger sister. the whole time it was actually pretty amusing because of how complicated it was to communicate without words to the person i talk all day and everyday. Without words we would literally have to get up and act things out or make funny motions to get each others attention. our gestures were at times really helpful but if or when we had to repeat them multiple times either me or her would give up in trying to get our point across.we were actually doing pretty well till she ended up getting frustrated when she was trying to ask for help and i had no idea what she was implying. this challenge made it clear how important verbal communication is in our lives.
It was interesting to see that my little sister was actually the one taking control of the conversation. but that really didnt surprise me since she's the loudest in my family and loves to talk to everyone and anyone. i feel in her mindset it was all a game and being as competitive as she is she was not gonna be the one to talk first. But of course her being a chatterbox she did which did not surprise me either.
In my opinion the culture with the spoken language would have the advantage in communicating complex ideas. i think this because complex ideas could be extremely important and would need to be clearly expressed. as for if they were to use symbolic language an important piece of information could be misunderstood or even missed. An example of two cultures today could be humans and animals. animals can not verbally communicate to people. for example if a pet needs something it cant verbally ask its owner for it. so the animal will try to get the owners attention and the person will observe the pets actions and behaviors to figure out what an animal might need.
Part 2
The second part of the experiment seemed more demanding then the first. It surprised me that this part was actually way more challenging. It took us about five tries before we could even get a solid sentence following the rules. even after that sentence we could only keep the seriousness for maybe one minute. besides that minute we struggled with our hand movements and facial expressions. whatever we were able to say we could definitely understand clearly but it made everything very difficult to wasn't seriously because of how weird we looked not being able to move or put emotion behind our words.
in my opinion the experiment showed that movement is very important. i feel that expression through movement and verbal communication are necessary together to make things clearly understood. a persons movements can literally set the tone for the conversion they are having. movements and expressions are what we use to show the difference between something serious and something with no seriousness. body language is one of the characteristics that makes us human and help by making communication easier between one another. being able to observe a persons body language is an advantage because it helps by being able to read and predict peoples actual feelings and emotions. a situation were body language might not be a reliable source could be if a person has an extremely serious facial expression someone might perceive them as them being mean or rude and non approachable. But in reality they could be the friendliest and kind person you could meet. which is why it is important not to judge someone without giving the opportunity to get to know them first.
an example of short term adaptation would be the way humans are able to adapt to high altitudes. this is done by breathing deeply and faster to maximize the amount of oxygen that gets into the blood. then the heart can pump the blood and oxygen through out the body. facultative adaptation research has found that over 140 million people have been able to adapt to living in a high altitude environment but this process does take longer. it can take up to multiple days or weeks. full adaptation depends on the altitude your at. the higher you go the longer it takes to complete full adaptation. after a long process your body must go through full adaptation is achieved when the red blood cells reach a high peck then stop. developmental and cultural adaptation for high altitudes would be through what we've learned in research. we have been taught what the causes of altitude sickness are. as a culture we do what we need to do to avoid this. for many while on high altitudes trips they prepare in advance. some choose to use medication and become physically fit before.
the study of human variation has been helpful in bringing important information as to how to avoid illness and dangers in high altitudes. even though everyone is different research found that people who are not prepared for high altitudes have the same illness symptoms. for example before trips such as hiking to high altitudes we've learned that it is important to be physically fit and hydrated. Things such as dehydration can cause the process of full adaptation to take longer which can cause illness or even death because of the lack of oxygen. it is also important to travel to higher altitudes slow to be able to regulate breathing in thinner air and adapt to having less oxygen.
Using the 4 different adaptations for high altitudes an example of race could be explained through the Tibetans, Andeans, and Ethiopians because of their genetic adaptations to their environment. This has happened because they've lived there for many generations and are no longer affected by any of the symptoms. But besides them there are many more different races and cultures in our world and it would not be accurate enough to use race because of the lack to represent the differences in individuals. because of this it would be better to use the variations in the environments and climates to see how individuals or species adapt on their own.
