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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. The doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements.






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






3. 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'.






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 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






18. 1875-1961; Field: neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; Contributions: people had conscious and unconscious awareness; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; Studies: dream studies/interpretation






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Groups marked by impersonal - instrumental relationships (those existing as a means to an end). - groups that meet principally to solve problems






27. Groups marked by impersonal - instrumental relationships (those existing as a means to an end). - groups that meet principally to solve problems






28. Informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture - norms for routine or casual interaction.






29. Positive - constructive - helpful behavior. The opposite of antisocial behavior






30. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






32. 1875-1961; Field: neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; Contributions: people had conscious and unconscious awareness; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; Studies: dream studies/interpretation






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. A Russian researcher in the early 1900s who was the first research into learned behavior (conditioning) who discovered classical conditioning.






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. Distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about and one's self and one's role in society.






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