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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Groups marked by impersonal - instrumental relationships (those existing as a means to an end). - groups that meet principally to solve problems






38. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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






45. 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






46. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






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






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






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