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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. A branch of psychology that focuses on observable actions - particularly stimulus-response methods.






2. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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






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






5. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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. 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.






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






23. 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.






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. 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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






35. Becoming aware of something via the senses






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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