Anthro/Psych/Soc

Study of human remains

• Cultural anthropology
• Physical anthropology
• Archeology

The way people live

• Folkways
• Linguistics
• Culture

Things that are important to people; example Religion and honesty

• Values
• Norms
• Mores

Belief that ones one culture is superior to other cultures.

• Enculturation
• Acculturation
• Ethnocentrism

Study of humankind

• Archeology
• Physical Anthropology
• Anthropology

Study of how people live

• Cultural Anthropology
• Physical Anthropology
• Archeology

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of:

• conscious and unconscious mental activity

• observable responses to the environment

• observable behavior and mental processes

• thoughts, feelings, and perceptions

What makes psychology a science?

• Many psychologists have earned advanced college degrees.
• Psychologists may study the brain.
• The methods psychologists use to ask and answer questions.
• Psychologists focus on studying behavior and mental processes.

The " Nurture" aspect of behavior focuses on

• Genetic traits that shape behavior

• How the Environment after birth influences behavior

• How parenting styles affect behavior

Psychology is the study of behavior, cognitive processes, and:

• emotions

• thoughts

• dreams

• movement