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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. True or False: Kohlberg believed that you go through each step of moral development one @ a time and could not skip them.






2. What are the two parts responsible for bending light and focusing it in the back of the eye?






3. The best way to teach children values is?






4. Stage in which a person abides by the law because they think that law is a higher order; laws cannot be broken under any circumstance; social-order-maintaining orientation






5. A collection of data from all cases or people in the chosen set






6. Method that teaches children to realized their full potential.






7. Third element: There is a gap between what the child can do with help - and what they can do on their own; shows when a child has finally learned it






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






9. Third step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you may want to meet needs of belongings and love through relationships






10. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






11. The most direct measure of syntax in middle childhood is what?






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






13. What is: the representation in the mind of a set of perceptions - ideas - and actions - which go together






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






15. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?






16. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?






17. What are areas in a baby's skull where cartilage hasn't yet hardened into bone?






18. Defense mechanism: a type of displacement - a redirection of the feeling into a socially productive activity






19. John Bowlby felt that attachment held evolutionary purpose. Explain






20. What is the clear membrane in front of the eye that protects it?






21. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






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






23. The larger the sample:






24. What is a fertilized ovum or egg?






25. Stages that a person goes through when they find out they have an incurable disease or find out they are going to die

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26. 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.






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






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






29. 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?






30. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






31. Who created functionalism?






32. Stage in which whether you will be punished or not determines what is moral or not - also called the punishment and obiedience phase






33. Biological theories of aging: as our bodies age - our immune systems become less effective at fighting disease - stress - etc.






34. What do children in early language development not understand?






35. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






36. What is: the number of full wavelengths that pass through a point in a given amount of time






37. Which part of the ANS is the arousing part of the system?






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






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






40. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






41. The average of a data set






42. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?






43. What is the perception characteristic that: you don't have to think about it for it to happen?






44. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?






45. What is the term for identical twins?






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






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






48. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






49. Piaget believed that the individual actively constructs knowledge about the world--what is the term for this?






50. What is: the process of working something out in your head; shows the difference between young children (act and try things out) and older (can do things in their heads)