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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society; prestige






2. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






3. Mental processes associated with people's perceptions of - and reactions to - other people.






4. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






5. Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact.






6. Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth






7. Groups that share in some parts of the dominant culture but have their own distinctive values - norms - language - and/or material culture.






8. The doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements.






9. Pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that everything we do is determined by our past history of rewards and punishments. He is famous for use of his operant conditioning aparatus which he used to study schedules of reinforcement on pidgeons a






10. A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Also called multiple personality disorder.






11. The state of having shared beliefs and values among members of a social group - along with intense and frequent interaction among group members.






12. Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something).






13. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






14. Reformers founded these ideal communities to realize their spiritual and moral potential and to escape from competition - communities designed to create perfect societies.






15. Social disapproval for violating a norm - a punishment or threat of a punishment to promote conformity to norms.






16. A mood disorder in which a person - for no apparent reason - experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods - feelings of worthlessness - and diminishes interest or pleasure in most activities (Most common psychologoical disorder in the United Stat






17. The ability of individuals to move from one social standing to another. Social standing is based on degrees of wealth - prestige - education and power.






18. Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) - a principle or a way of behaving that is of a very high standard.






19. A research strategy that identifies the relationships between two or more variables in order to describe how these variables change together. One advantage is that it helps psychologists make predictions.






20. A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation - an opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts.






21. Refers to viewpoints that seek to return to a previous state (the status quo ante) in a society. The term is meant to stand in opposition to and as one end of a political spectrum whose opposite pole is 'radicalism'.






22. Erikson; stage of adolescence where teens are to develop a stable sense of self necessary to make the transition from dependence on other to dependence on oneself






23. Austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded psychoanalysis - 1856-1939; Field: psychoanalytic - personality; Contributions: id/ego/superego - reality and pleasure principles - ego ide






24. Erikson; stage of adolescence where teens are to develop a stable sense of self necessary to make the transition from dependence on other to dependence on oneself






25. Becoming aware of something via the senses






26. Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members - shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations






27. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






28. Tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior to all other cultures and groups - belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.






29. The recognition that all cultures develop their own ways of dealing with the specific demands of their environments - the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in which behavior takes place.






30. Scientific study of humankind in all its aspects - especially human evolution - development - and culture - Studying the orgins and development of people and their society.






31. The process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another (psychoanalysis).






32. Austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded psychoanalysis - 1856-1939; Field: psychoanalytic - personality; Contributions: id/ego/superego - reality and pleasure principles - ego ide






33. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.






34. A learning procedure in which associations are made between a natural stimulus and a learned - neutral stimulus.






35. A general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions - decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation.






36. A set of informal and formal social ties that links people to each other.






37. The doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements.






38. The field of psychology concerned with the assessment - treatment - and prevention of maladaptive behavior.






39. Scientific study of humankind in all its aspects - especially human evolution - development - and culture - Studying the orgins and development of people and their society.






40. Social groups - such as family or friends - composed of intimate face-to-face relationships that strongly influence the attitudes and ideals of those involved - groups that provide members with a sense of belonging and affection.






41. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






42. Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact.






43. A false impression of what most other people are thinking or feeling - or how they are responding






44. A state or condition markedly different from the norm - behavior that departs from societal or group norms






45. The conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group - norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance.






46. Abandoning normal restraints to the power of the group - doing together what we would not do alone






47. An inclination for or against a person - place - idea or thing that inhibits impartial judgment. - a prejudice towards one particular point of view or ideology.






48. Social disapproval for violating a norm - a punishment or threat of a punishment to promote conformity to norms.






49. Developmental Psychology: Psychosocial stage theory of development (eight stages)






50. Values - customs - and language established by the group or groups that traditionally have controlled politics and government in a society.