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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. What is: term used to describe a person's belief that they can perform a task successfully?






2. How can parents avoid down syndrome in their children?






3. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






4. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






5. Who introduced the scientific method?






6. Second stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This is unfair. Why me?'






7. Which lobe is related to voluntary muscles and intelligence?






8. What is being able to reproduce knowledge from memory?






9. Stages of friendship: intimate






10. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?






11. What is the transparent part in the front of the eye?






12. When do the two fontanels harden?

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13. Self-aware - recognized - defined






14. A type of research done inside of a lab - selected to monitor specific biological changes in individuals by using expensive and sophisticated machinery






15. What is: any pill designed to prevent pregnancy?






16. A test that gives information about a participant including standardized tests such as aptitude - interest - and personality tests






17. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






18. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency






19. Stage in which a person is concerned w/ how their action might affect society; the social contract orientation






20. A disorder where the bones are weakened and become porous - like a sponge






21. What is the method of surgical delivery?






22. What are the three different areas of the Autonomic Nervous System?






23. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






24. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?






25. What is: the moment an ovum/egg is fertilized by sperm?






26. What is: long lasting contraceptive where six capsules are injected in a woman's arm?






27. Sigmund Freud's analysis of human personality and subconscious drives features three main components including:






28. What is the term for identical twins?






29. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






30. How many PAIRS of chromosomes do body cells have?






31. Categories of old age: 85+






32. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






33. Those who are mentally retarded are least likely to also have WHAT condition?






34. What are: vibrations in the air that we receive through the ear to be processed?






35. What is: your thoughts - beliefs - attitudes - and values






36. What is: relating new information to something familiar






37. If a test measures what is meant to measure it is considered what?






38. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'






39. Environment in which two (or more) children sit side by side - or near each other - and play without interacting with the other child or trying to influence them in any way. Most children engage in this type of enviornment.






40. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?






41. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later






42. What is: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






43. Believed each person had an idea of a 'perfect person' and tried to work towards being like that person as much as possible - believing that people needed to become 'fully functioning' individuals






44. How is ADHD diagnosed?






45. Fourth stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'There's nothing I can do about this'






46. What is the part of the ear that includes the pinna and external auditory canal?






47. Who created functionalism?






48. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






49. What is: a person's attraction to other people?






50. Age at with children start feeling a fear of the dark - which can be strong and appear suddenly