Module 1-4 (Social Science Quiz 1) Flashcards
What was the impact of the enlightenment and the scientific revolution on social science?
Social science became more empirical and experimental.
These philosophers laid down the foundations for social scientific thought.
Plato and Aristotle
During this period, theology and philosophy were closely linked together in the study of man, society, and the world.
The Modern Period
The enlightenment period highlighted the following ideas…
Democracy, law and governance
Which discipline in social science?
The high rate of prices of goods in NCR compared to the other regions is affected by the increase in the population of consumers within the area who could afford such goods and services.
Economics
Which discipline in social science?
Tribal groups who live along mountain ranges develop a more sophisticated set of agricultural practices due to the many possibilities the topography of their place has to offer and to their location.
Geography
Which discipline in social science?
Students respond more to parents and teachers who give rewards for a good deed done over punishments given to them for doing otherwise.
Psychology
Which discipline in social science?
The self-worth of a person may be influenced by the support and affirmation given to him by his peers and family members as a valuable part of their group
Sociology
Which discipline in social science?
The discovery of early pottery as artifacts shows the sophistication of early human cultures and their ability to cook raw meat.
Anthropology
Which discipline in social science?
The development of an urban area may also be affected by the percentage of the employed and unemployed populace.
Demography
Which perspective in social science?
Seven-year-old Lucy has a “things-to-do-chart” that includes chores such as making her bed, getting dressed, brushing her teeth, and finishing her breakfast. If she completes her chores, her parents will reward her with a sticker. Once she accumulates five stickers, she gets to eat ice cream for dessert and so Lucy is motivated to do all her chores on a daily basis.
Behavioral Perspective
Which perspective in social science?
One example of psychological therapy makes use of free association where a patient talks about whatever comes to their mind as the therapist reads into a list of words. Then, fragments of ‘forgotten’ and subconscious memories can be ‘retrieved’.
Psychodynamic Perspective
Which perspective in social science?
Companies offer salary increases and promotions to employees who do well in their work so that they are conditioned to better each time.
Behavioral Perspective
Which perspective in social science?
Our mind works like a computer. When information is made available to us from the environment, then our mind undergoes a process starting from perception, short-term memory, then long-term memory. Human beings possess the ability to organize their everyday experiences into categories such as ‘happy’, ‘sad’, and ‘confusing’. The way they respond to an event is determined by how they see an event and ‘group’ their perception of it to a particular category.
Cognitive Perspective
Which perspective in social science?
Some people move back in psychological time when one is faced with stress. When they are troubled or frightened, their behaviors often become more childish or primitive such as sucking one’s thumb or curling up oneself in one corner of a room.
Psychodynamic Perspective
Which perspective in social science?
Depression results from a traumatic or stressful situation that alters some functions in a person’s nervous system leading to the secretion or inhibition of secretion of specific neurotransmitters.
Biological perspective
Which perspective in social science?
According to a study, music can remind us of our happy memories whenever we listen to our ‘happy’ music. It is made possible by a particular part of our brain called “context-dependent memory.” Listening to the music that we were listening to during the happier moments in our life in the past makes it present once more
Cognitive Perspective
Which perspective in social science?
Psychologists who subscribe to this perspective conduct unstructured interviews and engage their patients in a conversation on any particular topic. The therapist then, through this series of conversations helps the patient discover his/her particular needs and the means he/she could employ to reach them, emphasizing the patient’s free decisions.
Humanistic Perspective
Which perspective in social science?
Nail-biting may be caused by a childhood event that has been traumatic and had been inducing anxiety in the child while growing up.
Psychodynamic Perspective
Which perspective in social science?
Persons have an innate need for friendship and self-esteem. This need pushes people to reach out and form relationships and trust other people freely. If these needs are not met, persons are most likely to develop very low self-esteem rates.
Humanistic Perspective
Key characteristics of Biological Perspective
Pros and Cons?
Behavior is a result of biological functioning
Advantages:
Has a clear objective (study the brain and you know how to treat)
Disadvantages:
You can’t always predict the reaction/behavior of the person
Humans have free will, we don’t do things just because our hormones make us do it
Key characteristics of Psychodynamic Perspective
Pros and Cons?
Behavior is motivated by inner, unconscious forces (includes trauma)
Advantages:
Allows people to become more in touch with their feelings and process their emotions better
Helps people recall important events in the past that they may not be conscious about
Disadvantages:
The person may be given INSUFFICIENT or inappropriate treatment
It makes people feel that they don’t have a choice because of their past (I’m like that because of my childhood?)
It’s always important to factor in the person’s choice to go beyond what has already happened
