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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. The field of psychology concerned with the assessment - treatment - and prevention of maladaptive behavior.






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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.






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






22. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






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






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






41. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.






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






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






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






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






46. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






49. 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.






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







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