Unit 1

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Anthropology (would say...) study of lives and culture -bipedalism -big brains -abstract thought -meat eating -lanuage -sophisticated tools
Sociology (would say...) study of human social life, groups and societies -rites of passage -cultures -parenting methods -cooperating in groups
Psychology (would say...) study of behavior & mental processes -big brains -complex movements -prefrontal cortex -adolescence -complex and varrying personalities -ability to form social bonds -denial
Questionnaire written response to list of questions; in depth but time consuming
Participant-observation researcher observes and talks with people while living within their society
Survey quick; ask questions with limited multiple choice answers and tally responses; lack depth
Field observation observing outside lab; researchers get better idea of how people behave in real life settings
Experiment one experiment and one control group; how one factor relates to another *disadvantage: lab environment limits realism of behavior or can be harmful to subjects
Interviews time consuming; takes form of conversation; provides in-depth understanding of how someone thinks or feels
Case Study involves repeated observations of the same situation or individual over time; provide a lot of detailed info; difficult to draw conclusions
Rock Vapour gas let off by melting rocks
Goldilocks Zone area below ocean floor that's cooler than the melting ocean floor and cooler than the lower depths heated by the earth's core
Natural Selection the process by which only the organisms best adapted to their environment survive and pass on their genetic traits to the next generations
Charles Darwin Naturalist; natural selection
Elaine Morgan Aquatic Ape Theory -escape predators -long legs, outer pout lips, locking knee joints, nose up -tears, divers reflex, fat 1. Bipedalism 2. Big Brain 3. Tools 4. Language
Desmond Morris The Pair Bond Theory females use sex to bribe males for food and protection while she cares for big head baby -bipedal -sex not limited to mating season, can impregnate female almost everyday of month 1. Big Brain 2. Bipedalism 3. Tools 3. Language
Jewish Bar Mitzvah rite of passage -from believers bc were told to believers by choice -religious classes -ceremony: becomes bar mitzvah; takes on persona responsibility
Sexual Selection the way evolution makes sure the superior males and females pass on their superior genes (not a conscious decision or choice)
Arena Behavior superior male demonstrates his superiority over other males to win right to mate with all the females in the pack (lions, moose, kob)
Monogamous Relationships one male mates with one female for life, ritual attracts "best" male to "best" female (penguins, swans, beavers, wolves)
Folia part within the eye that is necessary for sharp vision
Bipedalism ability to walk on two feet
Hominid bipedal primates
Diver's Reflex ability to hold breath for longer period of time in water as opposed to land
Denial ability to to recognize truth (about death, etc) and carry on living; failure to tell fact from fiction
Helicopter Parents parents who hover over their children; controlling; over involved
Coddled Kids dependent on parents; spoiled; poor decision making skills; entitled; arrogant
Cognitive Process looking at and analyzing ideas and images to gather information, make decisions and solve problems
Prefrontal Cortex front part of brain; involved in decision making, inhibitions, risk taking, use of logic, controlling your emotions and ability to take into account feelings of others
The Teenage Brain prefrontal cortex not fully developed until early 20s; therefore more likely to take risks, make bad decisions, etc
Cerebral Cortex part of the brain that controls senses, thoughts, language and memory LEFT SIDE: language, verbal skills, logic, math RIGHT SIDE: musical skills, creativity, emotions, processing information
Personality all of the physical, mental, emotional and social characteristics of an individual as well as his/her organized pattern of behavioral traits
Extravert high energy prefer public role lots at once easily distracted
Introvert quiet energy listen more than talk one thing at a time
Sensor details & specifics live in the now step by step instructions
Intuitive focus on big picture creative ideas like new skills work in bursts on energy
Thinker make decisions objectively cool and reserved honest and direct likes debates
Feeler decide based on values/feelings diplomatic motivated by appreciation avoid conflict
Judger make decisions easily serious and conventional like schedules WORK FIRST, PLAY LATER
Perceiver difficulty making decisions unconventional spontaneous PLAY FIRST, WORK LATER
Unstable worrying vulnerable self pitying impatient
Stable calm hardy self satisfied patient
Open to Experience imaginative independent curious broad interests
Not open to experience unimaginative conforming incurious narrow interests
Agreeable courteous selfless trusting cooperative
Antagonistic rude selfish suspicious uncooperative
Consientious careful reliable persevering ambitious
Undirected careless undependable lax aimless
Rites of Passage 1. change from what they were into something new 2. remove yourself from society 3. readmitted to society as a new person
Roman Catholic Confirmation -believer bc told to believe to believer who chooses to believe -religious retreat; classes -ceremony; confirmed, Eucharist; taking personal responsibility
Panspermia Theory comets crashed into earth -brought with them microscopic forms of bacteria (life) THUS ALL CREATURES HAVE DNA IN COMMON
Hot Earth Hypothesis planet was heated to really high temperatures via massive volcanic eruptions; extreme heat created amino acids which are essential for creation of proteins and DNA
Cold Earth Hypothesis planet temp lowered (perhaps in ancient oceans) the chrystaline structure of ice aligned molecules in a new way to create ADENINE (one of the four bases to DNA)
Creationism religion's story to explain how God created all pants, animals and humans
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