Unit 1 Social Science Test

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Social Science

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use of science to explore human societies and social relationships (groups, individuals, history)

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Anthropology

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the study of culture and anatomy

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Physical Anthropology

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study of physical components of people (clues, stuff), biological (diseases, illness), forensic (DNA, wear on bones and teeth), primatology (thinking & communication)

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Cultural Anthropology

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study of cultural evidence (beliefs, language, ideas) archeology (study of artifacts,weapons,clothing), enthology (study/comparison of past & present), linguistics (study of how language is linked to culture)

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Psychology

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study of why humans act as they do on an individual basis

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Sociology

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study of why humans act as they do in groups

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Theoretical Psychology

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set up experiments to observe how individuals act in a certain situation

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Clinical Psychology

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develops programs for treating individuals suffering from mental illness

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Anthropmorphic

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ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human

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Bipedalism

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is a form of terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs, or legs.

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Natural Selection

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Natural selection is the nonrandom process by which biologic traits become more or less common in a population as a function of differential reproduction of their bearers.

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Phrenology

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is a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules.

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Linguistics

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is the scientific study of human language

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Primatology

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is the scientific study of primates (order mammals have been formed)

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Specialization

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the process of becoming specialized; specialty refers to a special pursuit, occupation, or product.

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Social Darwinism

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The theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals.

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Survival of the Fittest

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Natural selection conceived of as a struggle for life in which only those organisms best adapted to existing conditions are able to survive and reproduce. - Charles Darwin

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Culture

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All the learned behaviors, beliefs, attitudes, values and ideals or a particular society or population

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Ethnobotany

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The tendency to judge others cultures by ones own values;thinking that a different culture is strange or inferior.

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Cultural Relativism

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studying other cultures and attitudes with respect and acceptance

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Ethnology

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the study and comparison of past and contemporary culture

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Ethnography

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the in depth description of a particular culture

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Biological anthropology

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studies how diseases/illnesses are genetically transmitted and how they are caused by the environment

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Archaeology

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The excavation and study of human artifacts such as weapons, clothing, storage containers, to see how humans lived in their cultures

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Forensics

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the discover of clues in physical injuries the wear of bones and teeth, analysis DNA to identify dead people and provides information for police and detective

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Osteology

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The study of bones

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Dentition

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The study of teeth

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Ethnobotany

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the study of plant remains and pollen

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Sensation

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the process that activates our sense receptors (sight, hearing, sense, touch, smell)

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Perception

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the process that allows us to select, organize and interpret sensory signals in the brain

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Norms

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accepted way of behaving and acting towards others

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Morals

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strongly held norms that reflect the values and morals of a culture

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Beliefs

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acceptance of an idea or situation

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Folkways

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how you act on a day to day basis (being polite and etiqiquite )

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Laws

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rules that are enforced by the governing body

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Inductive Reasoning

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collecting specific info to form a general assumption

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Deductive Reasoning

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applying general assumptions to specific cases