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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






32. 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.






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






34. 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






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






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






37. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society; prestige






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






39. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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. 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.






47. 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.






48. 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






49. 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.






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







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