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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. Which thought process is a creative process?






2. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:






3. Experiment when none of the doctors - researchers - and participants know who is getting the real drug






4. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






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






6. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






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






8. What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?






9. What is: expression of your maleness or femaleness on a daily basis?






10. Stages of friendship: one way assistance






11. A baby repeating what you just said






12. When a participant fills out a survey themselves about themselves






13. Time at which most children begin to speak actual words






14. What kind of childbirth did Dr. Grantly Dick Read start teaching?






15. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time






16. Used to show links between people - events - actions - behaviors - etc. while not determining the caus - rather is linked to statistics






17. Recent research supports that children learn from listening to their parents talk to them in 'baby talk'; which aspect of language is this?






18. What is: small device to block access to the uterus; left in place with spermicide for 6-8 hours - in order to kill any remaining sperm?






19. Theory that language abilities devlop innately; there must be some mechanism in the brain which aids in language acquisition; who came up with this theory?






20. A set of cases of people randomly chosen from a large group to represent that large group






21. A term used in research used to describe something measurable usually expressed as a number






22. What is: the period of sexual maturation?






23. All senses report to the thalamus except for one--which?






24. The smallest unit of a word which has meaning - may be bound or free






25. Fourth development of language






26. Babies are rewarded with food/attention with they say 'mama' etc - so they continue to say those words and learn new ones; what idea does this theory follow?






27. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?






28. What is a disease also called German measles?






29. Chomsky believed that the ability to develop language skills was inherited in ______.






30. When do children develop object permanence?






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






32. The variable in which the researcher has direct control over






33. Rang the bell each time he fed the dog; eventually how early did the dogs start salivating?






34. Defense mechanism: transferring your thoughts and feelings onto others






35. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






36. What is the ability to identify correctly something encountered before?






37. When one variable increase - another variable increases. We call this a what?






38. Self-aware - recognized - defined






39. What is: growth from the head downward (head develops before rest of the body)?






40. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






41. What is the part of the ear that includes the eardrum - anvil - and stirrup?






42. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






43. States that infants need to form at least one strong attachment such as to a parent - in order to develop normally

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44. How many different theories of language development are there?






45. What is the least developed part of a newborn (growth is not complete)?






46. Read pages 22-25 for charts: Piaget's Stages of Development and Freud's Psychosexual Stages






47. What is: structures in the cerebral cortex related to memory and emotion?






48. What is: the most developed - and largest (80%) - part of the brain?






49. Which stage of development is: Trust vs. Mistrust?






50. What section of the nervous system is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response?