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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. 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






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






3. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






4. Becoming aware of something via the senses






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






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






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






8. Refers to viewpoints that seek to return to a previous state (the status quo ante) in a society. The term is meant to stand in opposition to and as one end of a political spectrum whose opposite pole is 'radicalism'.






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






10. A branch of psychology that focuses on observable actions - particularly stimulus-response methods.






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something).






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






22. 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.






23. 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






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






25. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






26. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






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






28. 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.






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






30. Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something).






31. 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.






32. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






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






34. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






35. 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.






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






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






38. 1896-1980; Swiss developmental psychologist who proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive development based on the concept of mental operations






39. Social position a person receives at birth or involuntarily later in life






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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