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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






18. A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals).






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






20. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






21. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






22. 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






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






24. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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






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






27. 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'.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals).






44. 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






45. Becoming aware of something via the senses






46. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






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






48. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






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