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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Social position a person receives at birth or involuntarily later in life






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






4. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






13. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation - an opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts.






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






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






22. The rules and procedures that provide incentives for political behavior - thereby shaping politics - organizations or activities that are self-perpetuating and valued for their own sake.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Values - customs - and language established by the group or groups that traditionally have controlled politics and government in a society.






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






39. 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






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






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






42. 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.






43. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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'.






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






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