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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






2. What is: the theory centered on behavior; see person as blank slate upon which impressions of experiences can be recorded.






3. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






4. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






5. What is: a mix of gender identity - gender roles - and orientation; recognition of ourselves as sexual beings.






6. What are the two directions of growth in the embryo?






7. What is: your thoughts about what gives life purpose--the meaning of life - religion






8. Stage in which you do what is right in order to gain status or approval from other people or society; 'good boy-good girl' orientation






9. What is another name for a sound wave's amplitude?






10. Fourth development of language






11. When does language development begin?






12. What is: the ability to associate something from one area of knowledge - and use that to determine or imagine what it is like in other aspects?






13. What is: a period in a child's development in which he/she is capable of understanding some things but not others






14. What is: a child (especially preschool age) doesn't take into consideration other people's needs--their perceptions are limited to their own point of view






15. In the Harlow experiment: between the wire monkey+bottle - and cloth monkey+no bottle - which fake mother did the babies prefer?






16. What is: the debate between whether a child is born a bad seed--with whatever disposition/tastes/personality they were meant to have; or that a child is born good - with their upbringing affecting their later personality and actions.






17. What system is made up of the hypothalamus and other glands?






18. What are the four characteristics of perception?






19. List the levels (in order) of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






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






21. Usually has a doctoral degree in psychology plus an internship; cannot prescribe medicine.






22. What is when the baby is born in a pool or bath with dim lights?






23. Whatmakes a person able to see objects are they are - in 3 dimensions?






24. The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates






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






26. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






27. What is another term for the system of hearing?






28. What is the middle number in a set of data called?






29. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






30. Stage in which you see the right action as what satisfies your personal needs; a person becomes aware of two different viewpoints






31. Categories of old age: 85+






32. A reinforcer that is physical (tangible) or from the environment - like payment for work - or a prize






33. Gilligan believed that ________ conflicted between self and other - while ________ conflicted between self and justice






34. How is extinction best achieved?






35. 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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36. In a study - the researchers have direct control over this variable






37. Third development of language






38. What is: another form of consciousness involving very little effort; dreaming while awake or letting the mind wander?






39. Stage in which a person makes decisions according to his or her conscience; the universal ethical principal orientation; not many people ever reach this stage






40. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics






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






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






43. Which thought process is a creative process?






44. What is: the difference made to one's mind by the process of assimilation?






45. What is the part in the back of the eye that includes receptors called rods and cones?






46. What is the variable that the experiment is trying to test?






47. What is the name for the two halves of the brain?






48. What is: the theory focused on the individual's unconscious motivations?






49. What is the term for oxygen deficiency to the brain?






50. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)