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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

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






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






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






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






6. Becoming aware of something via the senses






7. 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.






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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. An event that decreases the behavior that it follows.






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. Increasing the strength of a given response by removing or preventing a painful stimulus when the response occurs. This technique is used to increase the frequency of behavior.