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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

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






2. 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.






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






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






15. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






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






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






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






25. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






41. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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