Week 4 (Anthropology)

Question 1

human biological and cultural diversity

Answer 1

anthropology

Question 2

said by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
three things are hard:
-steel
-diamond
-to know one's self

Answer 2

benjamin franklin

Question 3

study of society and culture which describes analyzes, interprets and explains social and cultural similarities and differences ethnology uses comparison ethnography is field work

Answer 3

cultural anthropology

Question 4

reconstructs, describes, and interprets human behavior and cultural patterns through material remains.

Answer 4

Archeological Anthropology

Question 5

human evolution as revealed by fossil, human genetics, human growth and development, human biological plasticity and the biology, evolution, behavior and social life monkeys, apes and other nonhuman primates.

Answer 5

Biological Anthropology

Question 6

its social and cultural context across space and over time.

Answer 6

Linguistic Anthropology

Question 7

is defined as the customary behavior and beliefs that are passed on through enculturation.
depends on images, which have a specific significance and incentive for individuals who share a culture.

Answer 7

Culture

Question 8

a change in behavior or belief as the result of real or imagined group pressure.

Answer 8

Conformity

Question 9

acting in accord with a direct order or command.

Answer 9

Obedience

Question 10

conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with an implied or explicit request while privately disagreeing.

Answer 10

Compliance

Question 11

conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure.

Answer 11

Acceptance

Question 12

conformity based on a person’s desire to fulfill others’ expectations, often to gain acceptance. _____ when we are in public.

Answer 12

Normative Influence

“salient”

Question 13

conformity occurring when people accept evidence about reality provided by other people.

Answer 13

Informational Influence

Question 14

_____ when we are in public.

noticeable

Answer 14

salient

Question 15

when we feel incompetent & when task is difficult, _____

Answer 15

we conform

Question 16

we conform when we have a concern for social image which is from

Answer 16

normative influence.

Question 17

we conform when we have a desire to be correct which is from

Answer 17

informational influence.

Question 18

the belief that others are paying more attention to one’s appearance and behavior than they really are.

Answer 18

Spotlight effect

Question 19

the illusion that our concealed emotion are “leak out” and can be easily read by others.

Answer 19

Illusion of transparency

Question 20

Social surroundings ____ _____ ______.

Answer 20

affect our self-awareness.

Question 21

Self-interest ____ ___ ___.

Answer 21

colors our social judgment

Question 22

Self-concern _____ _____ _____.

Answer 22

motivates our social behavior

Question 23

Social relationships ____ ____ ____ ____.

Answer 23

help define our self

Question 24

our sense of _____ affects the way we see our self.

Answer 24

roles we play (development of the social self)

Question 25

evaluating one’s abilities and opinions by comparing oneself with others.

Answer 25

Social Comparisons (development of the social self of 5)

Question 26

our daily experiences of success and failure gives us a sense of social self.

Answer 26

Success & Failure (development of the social self of 5)

Question 27

when people think well of us, it helps us think well of ourselves.

Answer 27

Other People’s Judgments(development of the social self of 5)

Question 28

tendency to use others as a mirror for perceiving our selves.

Answer 28

Looking-glass Self (development of the social self of 5)

Question 29

cultural psych, self and ______ are seen as mutually constitutive. _______ transforms us and then we transform the culture.

Answer 29

The Culture (development of the social self of 5)

Question 30

the concept of giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals & defining one’s identity in terms of attributes rather than group identifications.

Answer 30

Individualism

Question 31

giving priority to the goals of one’s group and defining one’s identity accordingly.

Answer 31

Collectivism

Question 32

even parents are now concerned with the uniqueness of their children’s name.

Answer 32

Growing Individualism

Question 33

Asian thinking (more collectivist) vs. western thinking (more individualist).

Answer 33

Culture & Cognition

Question 34

overall self-evaluation or sense of self-worth.

Answer 34

Self-esteem

Question 35

Americans tend to have high self-esteem with ____________. is _______

Answer 35

disengaged emotions– feeling effective, superior and proud. “individualistic”

Question 36

Asians tend to have high self-esteem with ____________ is __________

Answer 36

positive social engagement -

feeling close, friendly, & respectful. “collectivism”