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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






2. 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






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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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'.






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Critical Period in development is a period of time which an organism typically needs to be exposed to a particular stimulus in order for proper development to occur.






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






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






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






33. Becoming aware of something via the senses






34. 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






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






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






37. 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'.






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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






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