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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






9. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. An event that decreases the behavior that it follows.






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. Social approval for observing a norm - a reward or positive reaction for following norms - ranging from a smile to a prize.






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






42. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.