HSP 3M Unit 2 Test Review
Test Review Tips:
1. Begin reviewing for this test at least 4-5 days in advance. Spend between 15-30 minutes reviewing each evening.
2. Review the readings in your textbook **Take note of the concepts listed in bold*
3. Review homework questions and notes
4. Create flashcards or a chart in Inspiration to help you remember key terms and connect concepts.
5. Use this sheet to focus your review. CROSS off items as you study and understand them.
6. Review material taught earlier in the unit first and then move on to the most recent work.
7. Your test will consist of multiple-choice and short answer responses. Case studies will be included.
Things you should know/be able to explain and/or connect:
Chapter 1: What makes us Human
Anthropology: species classification, evolution, genetics, theory of natural selection
Important contributors: Charles Darwin, Linnaeus, Mendel
Psychology: Personality: Nature vs. Nurture,
Gender Stereotypes
Sociology: values and norms, definition of culture
Chapter 2: How we Communicate
Anthropology: how did language evolve, what characterizes human communication from that of other species?
Psychology: Learning vs. Innate Acquisition, Stages of language development: babbling, over-generalizations, telegraphic sentences.
Important People: Chomsky and Skinner
Sociology: impact of language on culture, gender and communication
Chapter 3: What Shapes Human Behaviour
Anthropology: Behavioural adjustments and acclimation adjustments
Psychology: Nature vs. Nurture. **You must know the personality theory that YOU did your research project on**
Sociology: functionalist, conflict and symbolic-interactionist perspective
Agents of socialization – should be able to list them and explain their influence
Chapter 4: Rites of Passage
- be able to explain the 3 process stages in each right of passage.
- Be able to list the most common rights of passage typical of North American Society
- Differentiate between an ritual and a right of passage
- Identify the changes in dating rituals that have taken place over time
- Understand gender differences in attitudes toward sex and dating.