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100
The three major schools of thought in Anthropology.
What are Functionalism, Structuralism, and Cultural Materialism?
100
Going against social norms or acceptable behaviour (for example covering the school with graffiti)
What is Deviance?
100

This person founded Psychoanalytic theory, and believed that the Unconscious Mind has the greatest influence on personality and behaviour.

Who is Sigmund Freud?
100
This form of research does not require a hypothesis, and data collection methods can include interviews, observations, documents, and audio-visuals. 
What is Qualitative Research?
100
The fastest, cheapest, and easiest-to-distribute form of research that we have studied. 
What are Sample Surveys?
200
To think based on personal opinion or a "gut" feeling, as opposed to using empirical evidence or research.
What is Intuition?
200
The term used for standards of appropriate or expected behaviour, like washing your hands after using the washroom. 
What is a Norm?
200
According to this theory, behaviour can be changed or modified by conditioning a neutral stimulus to create a conditioned response.
What is Classical Conditioning?
200
This research method can be fraught with ethical considerations, leading some Indigenous groups to form Codes of Ethics.
What is Participant Observation?
200
The name of the poor child who was classically trained to hate white rats (as seen on video). 
Who is Little Albert?
300
The name given to human relations created through mating, genealogy, or adoption. It is defined differently by different cultures. 
What is Kinship?
300
The school of sociology that sees societal change as closely connected to economic change. It believes that those who have money, also have power. 
What is Conflict Theory (Neo-Marxism)?
300

This experiment by Albert Bandura showed that learned behaviour - in that case, violent behaviour - is mostly a response to behaviour modelled by others. 

What is the Bobo Doll experiment?
300

This type of research involves studying people without a predetermined idea of what to look for.

What is Unstructured Observation?
300
Asking your soon-to-be fiancee to "bury you" rather than "marry you" is an example of this psychological phenomenon. 
What is a Freudian Slip?
400
The top level of the Cultural Materialism pyramid. This includes religion, science, art, music, dance, etc.
What is Superstructures?
400
Religion, education, government, and families, are all examples of these. 
What are Social Institutions?
400

As opposed to experimental psychology, this branch of psychology focuses on diagnosing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioural disorders.

What is Clinical Psychology?
400

When reviewing quantitative research data, this type of analysis uses existing theories as opposed to forming new ones. 

What is Deductive Analysis?
400
This anthropologist is well-known for immersing herself with gorillas to get them to accept her presence so she could study them. She is also known for her mysterious murder in 1985. 
Who is Dian Fossey?
500

The central idea of this theory states: cultures develop complex rules that are logical structures, based on opposites. To understand a culture, these rules must be explained.

What is Structuralism?
500

This sociological theory suggests that human thought, reasoning, and observation are important in understanding how society works, and form of the core of society’s value system (not institutions)

What is Symbolic Interactionism?
500

The central question of this psychological theory states that if motivations for behaviours can be identified, then behaviour itself can be controlled or corrected.


What is Behaviourism?
500
In experiments, this type of variable is manipulated by the researcher. 
What is the Independent Variable?
500
Ms. Sommer's favourite social science.
What is **NONE** because they're all great.