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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. 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






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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






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. Becoming aware of something via the senses






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






30. Becoming aware of something via the senses






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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






47. 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






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






49. 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.






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