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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. The doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements.






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






3. Becoming aware of something via the senses






4. 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.






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






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






18. 1875-1961; Field: neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; Contributions: people had conscious and unconscious awareness; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; Studies: dream studies/interpretation






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






34. 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.






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






36. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






46. 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






47. 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






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






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. The ability of individuals to move from one social standing to another. Social standing is based on degrees of wealth - prestige - education and power.