HSP-3M1
Test 2 Review
WHAT MAKES US HUMAN
Human Evolution
Species classification-Carolus Linnaeus
Evidence of evolution-Jacques Boucher de Crevecoeur de Perthes
Charles Darwin
Walking with Cavemen video
Famous hominids-Lucy (Australopithecus Afarensis), Homo Habilis (toolmaker),
Neanderthals…
Evolution
What it is/what is isn’t/misconceptions
Theory of Natural Selection
Theory of Survival of the Fittest
Cognitive Process
What is the cognitive process?
Major structures of the human brain
Inductive/deductive/dialectical reasoning
Personality
Sigmund Freud-human psyche/Id, Ego, Superego
Personality Types
What makes up our personality
Culture
Definition of culture/aspects of human culture
Norms, values, symbols...
HOW WE COMMUNICATE
Physical attributes of speech
Trademarks of human language
Verbal/Non-verbal communication
Stages of language development
Learning vs. Innate acquisition (Pavlov, Skinner, Chomsky)
Effects of globalization (new languages) and technology on language
Tannen’s theory
WHAT SHAPES HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Genetics vs. The Environment
Behavioural and acclimation adjustments
Nature vs. Nurture
Human characteristics with strong genetic components
Environmental influences on child development
Baumrind and parenting styles
Erik Erikson and Psychosocial Development
Ego integrity vs. despair
Generativity vs. stagnation
Intimacy vs. isolation
Identity vs. role confusion stage
Jean Piaget and Cognitive Development
Lawrence Kholberg and Moral Development
Agents of Socialization
Five common social institutions
Three Perspectives of Society
Functionalist, Conflict, and Symbolic-interactionist
RITES OF PASSAGE
Arnold van Gennep and rites of passage
What are rites of passage?
What features do they share?
What may be the most significant rite of passage?