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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. In a case study - a single individual called a _____ is intensely studied






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






3. What side of the N/N debate means that all children are first good; believe it is the way they are brought up that affects personality and actions?






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






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






6. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






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






8. We smell when airborne molecules of an odor reach tiny receptor cells in the top of the nasal cavity; what is the name of this receptor area?






9. Which lobe is related to hearing?






10. Contains the psychic content related to the primitive instincts of the body - notably sex and aggression - functioning entirely according to the pleasure-pain principle - seeking either immediate fulfillment or settling for a compromise fulfillment






11. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






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






13. What thought process characterizes creative - gifted - or advanced children?






14. 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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15. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






16. When can a person's short term memory become incapacitated?






17. What is the term for lack of responsiveness to other people?






18. Who made the first IQ test?






19. The name most associated with operant conditioning is who?






20. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






21. Gilligan believed that Kholberg's theory described the male progression which she called the what?






22. Who first coined self-efficacy?






23. Who created structuralism?






24. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






25. What is the term for identical twins?






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






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






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






29. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?






30. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age






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






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






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






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






35. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






36. The awareness of being a male or female






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






38. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






39. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






40. What is: an experienced practitioner who can attend pregnancies and deliveries?






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






42. A child that bounces back from a difficult situation






43. What does STDs stand for - including AIDS and herpes?






44. What is: the gland that controls release of hormones from the gonads?






45. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






46. What is: the way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?






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






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






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






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