Psychology
This is the part of the body responsible for thinking, memory, and emotions.
What is the brain?
This is the process by which people learn the norms, values, and behaviors of their society.
What is socialization?
This term refers to the ability of the brain to store and retrieve information.
What is memory?
These are the cells in the nervous system that transmit information through electrical and chemical signals.
What are neurons?
Anthropologists often use this method of long-term observation where they live among the people they are studying.
What is participant observation?
This type of learning happens when a person sees someone else do something and then copies it.
What is observational learning?
This term refers to a system where people or groups are ranked one above the other based on wealth, power, or prestige.
What is social hierarchy (or social stratification)?
This is the process of storing information in memory for future use.
What is encoding?
This lobe of the brain is responsible for higher functions like planning, decision-making, and problem-solving.
What is the frontal lobe?
The formal study of kinship, family structures, and how people are related to one another is known as this.
What is kinship anthropology?
This psychological study involved children watching adults act aggressively toward a doll, and then copying that behavior.
What is the Bobo doll experiment?
The idea that society influences how we define and categorize race is known as this.
What is social construction of race?
This lobe of the brain is involved in processing visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
This neurotransmitter is involved in muscle movement and is deficient in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
What is dopamine?
This rite of passage, practiced in many cultures, marks the transition from childhood to adulthood.
What is coming of age?
This disorder causes someone to feel very anxious about their health, even if there’s no serious illness.
What is hypochondria?
The difference between how much money or wealth people have in a society is known as this.
What is income inequality?
This is the mental process used to solve a problem by trial and error, testing different solutions until one works.
What is trial-and-error problem solving?
This area of the brain controls fine motor skills, balance, and coordination
What is the cerebellum?
This term refers to the loss of unique cultural traits or identity when a society comes under the influence of a dominant culture.
What is cultural assimilation?
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating emotions like fear and happiness.
What is the amygdala?
The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture is called this.
What is ethnocentrism?
This bias occurs when people search for, interpret, and remember information that confirms their pre-existing beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
This is the phenomenon where the brain can reorganize itself by forming new neural connections after injury or learning new information.
What is neuroplasticity?
This is the in-depth study and written account of a particular culture, often the result of fieldwork.
What is an ethnography?