Anthropology Exam Review PDF

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This document appears to be an outline or review of key concepts in social sciences. It covers a broad range of topics, including definitions and core ideas related to anthropology, psychology, sociology, and other related fields. The document also includes bullet points and subheadings.

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Anthropology CCT/Exam Review Definitions: Social science - - - - Anthropology - - - - - Psychology - - - - Sociology - - - - - Ethnology - - - Psychopath - - - - - Sociopath - - - - - Mental illness - - - -...

Anthropology CCT/Exam Review Definitions: Social science - - - - Anthropology - - - - - Psychology - - - - Sociology - - - - - Ethnology - - - Psychopath - - - - - Sociopath - - - - - Mental illness - - - - Anxiety - - - - - Introvert - - - - Extrovert - - - Stigma - - - - - Big 5 - - - - - Myers Briggs - - - - - Asch - - - Zimbardo - - - - Ivan Pavlov - - - - - BF Skinner - - - - - Milgram experiment - - - Robert Hare - - - - - Freud - - - - - By-stander effect - - - Genie - - - - - Feral children - - - - Cult - - - - Cultural relativism - - - - - Ethnocentric/ethnocentrism - - - - - Culture - - - - Beliefs - - - Values - - - - Norms - - - - - Ethics - - - Subculture - - - Socialization - - - - Primary socialization - - - - Secondary socialization - Socializing agents - - - - Deviance/ deviant behavior - - - - Anti-social - - - - Conformity - - - - Cognitive process - - - Personality - - - - - Id, ego, superego Id - - - - Ego - - - - Superego - - - - - Examples of Id, ego, and superego - - - Nature vs nurture - - - Types of learning - - - - - REM (sleep/dreams) - - - - Sleep/dreams and stages of sleep - - - - - Dreams - - - - - Concepts and Main Ideas: [Key differences between disciplines and different questions of each] Anthropology - - - - - Psychology - - - - Sociology - - - - - [Characteristics of mental illnesses] Prejudice: a preconceived idea or opinion based on limited knowledge (either positive or negative judgements) Discrimination: unfavorable treatment based on prejudice Mental health vs mental illness - - Description of mental illnesses Mood disorders - Types of mood disorders 1. - - - - - - 2. - - 3. - 4. - - - - Anxiety disorders are listed above Personality disorders - Eating disorders - 1. 2. [9 ways to analyze culture, components of culture] Number 1: Physical geography and climate - - Number 2: Political and Legal system - - - - Number 3: Economy - - - - Number 4: Family life - - - - Number 5: Knowledge and Beliefs - - Number 6: Art - - Number 7: Leisure - - - Number 8: communication - - - Number 9: Material Goods - [Ethics of social science in experiments involving people] - - [Why is ethnocentric thinking dangerous? How can ethnocentric thinking be minimized in society today?] - - - - How can it be minimized in society? - - - - - [Classical and operant conditioning, observational] Classical conditioning - Experiments: - - - - - - - - - - - Operant learning: thought most behavior is not because of a pairing of unrelated stimuli, used rat in a cage with a lever, the rat would push it and get food, random at first but then the rat learned and it would push the bar all the time. Used rewards to reinforce desired behaviour, and punishments to discourage undesirable behaviour - - - Observational learning: behaviour that is repeated based on seeing someone else do it, most early skills are learnt this way, steps - 1\. Attention: pay attention to the behaviour of others 2\. Retention: remembering what you observed (how they did it, result) 3\. Reproduction: trying it yourself, practicing 4\. Motivation: believing the skill is useful enough to use [Agents of socialization] Institution - to sociologists, an institution is a set of norms around the functioning, and survival of a society - General functions of institutions: satisfy the basic needs of society, define dominant social values, establish patterns of behaviour, support other institutions, provide roles for individuals Specific functions of institutions: - - - - -

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