Gr 11 intro to social sciences exam review

Sigmund Freud

Believed helping patients discover important events from their past (childhood) could help with their diagnosis. Known for dream interpretation, defense mechanisms, ego, id, superego, and Psychosexual Theory.

Margaret Mead

Proved gender roles are not universal; they're formed by cultural history and upbringing. Known for the nurture vs. nature debate, studying Samoan teen girls, and conducting work with Indigenous people in the Pacific.

Karl Marx

Founder of the conflict school of sociology. Believed only a few have power in a capitalist society, leaving most with no control over their destiny; society's problems won't be solved until power is redistributed among the people.

Anthropology

The science of human origins and culture.

Psychology

The science of the mind.

Sociology

The science of society.

Sociologists

Study fields such as relationships between ethnic groups, social classes, gender roles and expectations, family, criminology and deviance, and the structure of the workplace.

Psychoanalysis

Unlocking the unconscious mind is the key to understanding human behavior & relationships, focusing on unconscious information processing (dreams, thoughts, emotions, etc.).

Behavioral Psychology

Prediction & control of behavior (e.g., Little Albert). Impact includes positive & negative reinforcement.

Humanism

Patients should be involved in their recovery.

Cognitive Psychology

How people perceive & deal with environment, including learning, remembering, reasoning, and decision making.

Anthropologists

Study fields such as Sociocultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic Anthropology, and Biological Anthropology (paleoanthropology, primatology).

Step One of the Research Inquiry Method

Identify a problem or question.

Step Two of the Research Inquiry Method

Develop a hypothesis.

Step Three of the Research Inquiry Method

Gather Data.

Step Four of the Research Inquiry Method

Analyze the data.

Step Five of the Research Inquiry Method

Draw Conclusions.