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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Abandoning normal restraints to the power of the group - doing together what we would not do alone






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






14. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






15. A Russian researcher in the early 1900s who was the first research into learned behavior (conditioning) who discovered classical conditioning.






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Becoming aware of something via the senses






22. 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'.






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






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. 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






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






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






37. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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






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






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






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






42. Acting according to certain accepted standards - adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group 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. A set of informal and formal social ties that links people to each other.






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






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






47. 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






48. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






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