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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






9. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






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






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






13. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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'.






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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.






23. 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






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






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






26. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






27. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






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






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






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






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. 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






34. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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'.






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






46. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






47. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






48. 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.






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






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