Which "Ology"
Two Word Experiments
Therories
Know Your Role!
Schools of Thought
200
This "Ology" focuses on the human psyche
Psychology
200
In this 1970s "experiment", known as one of the most unethical of all time, the participants were split off into two different groups being prisoners and guards
Stanford Prison
200
Oldest: Responsible
Middle: Peacekeepers
Youngest: Creative
Single: Mature
Birth Order Theory
200
If you join one of these, you better be ready to be highly devoted to a leader and belief system that differs from the mainstream
Cult
200
Sociology SoT's are often categorized as either a large or small scale and are usually referred to as this
Macro & Micro
400
This Impossible question is about a cult that was created by L. Ron Hubbard in the 1950s
Scientology
400
Bobo Doll
400
This Albert Bandura theory suggests that by observing other people, one gains their behaviours, attitudes, and emotional reactions
Social Learning Theory
400
Ex. A teacher instructs you to write an exam
Obedience
400
This SoT that became popular in the 1950s created two popular theories including Classical and Operant Conditioning
Behaviorism
600
Dian Fossey was assassinated in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda while practicing this "Ology"
Primatology
600
This shocking experiment, named after the man who created it, sought out to measure how much participants were willing to obey an authority figure even when violence is involved
Milgram Shock
600
This theory states that all life on earth was divinely created by a supernatural being
Creationism
600
These types of norms result in extreme discus, however it does not mean that they are illegal
Taboos
600
This SoT, with two schools of thought in its name, views society as a complex interconnected system that all works together like organs in the body
Structural Functionalism
800
This vowel filled "Ology" studies human and primate evolution through fossilized remains
Paleontology/ Paleoanthropology
800
This experiment, done by psychologist Mary Ainsworth, focused on one to two year olds and sought to measure how infants react to stress when their caregiver left
Strange Situation
800
According to this theory, the reason that issues arise in society is because of limited resources that are controlled by the dominant group
Conflict Theory
800
Ex. Changing your style to fit in with your peers
Conformity
800
Sigmund Freud created this SoT that emphasizes the unconscious mind as he believed that the mind was composed of three elements being id, ego, and superego
Psychoanalysis
1000
This branch of anthropology studies people around the world, they gather information primarily through fieldwork and participant observation
Ethnology
1000
Little Albert
1000
This psychological theory concerning relationships between humans has four different main styles, that being secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant, and fearful-avoidant
Attachment Theory
1000
This theorist claimed that people manipulate their appearance in order to present a specific kind of self, depending on the audience
Erving Goffman
1000
This anthropology SoT states that it is impossible for anyone to have objective and neutral knowledge of another culture as what we know about the world is our own societal construction
Postmodern Anthropology