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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

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






2. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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







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