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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. Social disapproval for violating a norm - a punishment or threat of a punishment to promote conformity to norms.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Becoming aware of something via the senses






16. 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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. 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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






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. 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.