HSP3U FINAL INTERVIEW NOTES

Flashcards based on Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology lecture notes.

Anthropology

The study of humans across time and cultures, exploring evolution, lifestyles, and the reasons behind behaviors based on environment and beliefs.

Culture

A key anthropological concept describing how traditions to values shape everything.

Functionalism

The idea that every part of a culture has a purpose that helps the society survive.

Psychology

Focuses on the mind and behavior, exploring why individuals think in certain ways, how habits are formed, and what shapes emotions.

Classical and Operant Conditioning

Explains how behaviors are learned from rewards or punishments.

Defense Mechanisms

Unconscious strategies, like denial or projection, used to protect ourselves emotionally.

Psychoanalytic Theory

Theory that our childhood experiences and unconscious mind can shape behavior without conscious awareness.

Sociology

How groups, institutions, and cultures affect individuals, explaining how people are shaped by factors like school, family, media, and social norms.

Socialization

The process of learning to behave according to cultural norms.

Agents of Socialization

How family and social media impact our beliefs and behaviors.