Anthropology 1
Is it possible for us to have objective truth about the world,explain.
No，because everyone has their own belief, relationships and experiences.
Is it true we speak in the same way in different contexts?
No.
3 parts. Id, superego, ego
Who is the father of psychology?
What is socialization?
The lifelong process of learning society's norms and values.
What term means believing your own culture is superior to others?
Ethnocentrism
Definition of language relativism.
Language influences our thoughts.
This psychologist conducted the famous dog-salivation experiment.
Ivan Pavlov
Who developed the hierarchy of needs?
Abraham Maslow
What does the doll test prove
Children adapt the values of their society even when it was harmful to them.
Definition of feminist anthropology
Gender, race, class, ethnicity and sexual orientation are all culturally constructed to some extent.
What is a rite of passage?
A ceremony marking an important stage in life.
What is positive reinforcement
Adding a desirable stimulus to increase a behavior.
What theory did Albert Bandura develop?
Social Learning Theory.
What's the definition of abnormal socialization?
When a child doesn't receive proper primary socialization.
Who was Genie?
A girl who experienced extreme isolation and neglect during childhood.
Why was Genie unable to fully develop normal language skills?
She missed years of language exposure and human interaction.
What's the order of the Hierarchy of Needs from important(basic needs) to least important?
Physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
What's the definition of learned helplessness and give to examples of the experiments.
A person/animal gives up trying to change a negative/difficult situation because they have learned from past experiences that their actions don't make a difference, even if a solution is now available.
What are agents of socialization?
The family, school, peer groups, and media are all examples of this.
Why do anthropologists study the Yanomamo?
To learn about kinship, social organization, cultural practices, and traditional lifestyles.
Explain the differences between Behaviourism and Universal Grammar.
In Behaviourism nurture was critical but in Universal Grammar nature was what matters. In addition, Behaviourism proposes that language is a process of imitation and reinforcement while Universal Grammar propose that humans have a biological component in our brains that helps with understanding grammar.
The brain has localize jobs/functions
What does a child learn through the age of 2 to 6 and what is that stage called.
The stage is called pre operational and they learn theory of mind(other people don't see what we see) and conservation(things maintain their size even when they change their shape)
What is the difference between a value and a norm?
Values are beliefs about what is important; norms are rules that guide behavior.