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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. A condition in which the two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) between them. Research states that the left hemisphere is responsible for spoken language.






2. Is experienced when an individual experiences conflict between the beliefs - values and expectations of their primary culture and a new culture in which they must function.






3. A term coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus - refers to the finding that recall accuracy varies as a function of an item's position within a study list. When asked to recall a list of items in any order (free recall) - people tend to begin recall with the en






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






5. Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind - the study of the remains of past cultures.






6. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






7. Is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true - by the very terms of the prophecy itself - due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.






8. 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






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






10. Type of personality disorder characterized by extreme suspiciousness or mistrust of others






11. The process by which a society's culture is transmitted from one generation to the next and individuals become members of their society.






12. The rules and procedures that provide incentives for political behavior - thereby shaping politics - organizations or activities that are self-perpetuating and valued for their own sake.






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






14. 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.






15. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






18. A generalization -oversimplified view or opinion that members of a group rigidly apply to a thing -an idea -or another group.






19. 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.






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






21. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






22. A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals).






23. Are rules that are designed to govern the behavior of the members. Are intended to integrate the actions of the group members. Are to reflect the appropriate behavior - attitudes - and perceptions of the the members. 'Conformity and compliance are tw






24. Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it.






25. A condition in which the two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) between them. Research states that the left hemisphere is responsible for spoken language.






26. The lifelong process by which people learn their culture and develop a sense of self.






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






28. The rules and procedures that provide incentives for political behavior - thereby shaping politics - organizations or activities that are self-perpetuating and valued for their own sake.






29. Is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true - by the very terms of the prophecy itself - due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. Acting according to certain accepted standards - adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.






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






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






35. One of two components - together with agricultural surplus - which enables the formation of cities; the differentiation of society into classes based on wealth - power - production - and prestige






36. The spread of ideas - customs - and technologies from one people to another.






37. It is the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a meaningful scientific concept.






38. Psychological perspective that focuses on mental processes: how people perceive and mentally represent the world around them and solve-problems.






39. 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'.






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






41. A branch of psychology that focuses on observable actions - particularly stimulus-response methods.






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






43. 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.






44. Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Social position a person receives at birth or involuntarily later in life