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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. The spread of ideas - customs - and technologies from one people to another.






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






9. 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






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






11. 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.






12. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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






22. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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






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






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






36. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






38. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






39. 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






40. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






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






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






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






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






50. 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.