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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. What is: generalizations about each gender - such as that men are aggressive and logical - and women are nurturing and emotional






2. Which stage of development is: Initiative vs. Guilt? (trying different roles)






3. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?






4. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






5. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






6. Defense mechanism in which complete rejection of the feeling or situation






7. When do children develop object permanence?






8. What is: the elated feeling adolescents have - that they are immune to risks - mortality and probability; false sense of security thinking they will never fall or get caught.






9. What is: the period of sexual maturation?






10. How does the pupil work?






11. 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






12. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter






13. Child's realization their sex will stay the same






14. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings






15. What is the term to describe the thinking part of health?






16. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure






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






18. Second development of language - still pre-speech; repetition of meaningful sounds






19. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?






20. What houses memories and controls our responses to different sensory signals?






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






22. A type of conditioning in which a person associates an action with a consequence






23. What is the name for minimum amount of something we can detect or sense?






24. Why is self-report data not as reliable as other research methods?






25. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






26. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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27. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






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






29. What gland releases hormones that regulate hormone secretions of other glands?






30. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






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






32. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






33. What are the four stages of sexual response?






34. What is: the type of thought that has to do with factual information--trivia - vocabulary - science - history?






35. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






36. What two things make up the central nervous system?






37. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative






38. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






39. What is the term for low IQ and mental age of about 4 years old?






40. A child that bounces back from a difficult situation






41. What is: areas of the body which - when touched - lead to sexual arousal?






42. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?






43. What is: method of contraception by having no direct contact with partner's genitals?






44. A signal to society that certain rules have changed - this person is no longer a child






45. Stage at which children are egocentric and will therefore think divorce is their fault






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






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






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






49. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






50. Who conducted a longitudinal study of smart kids - resulting that they become happy adults?