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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






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






3. Defense mechanism: Turning a feeling into the exact opposite feeling






4. What part of the central nervous system controls all necessary functions of the body?






5. Sigmund Freud's analysis of human personality and subconscious drives features three main components including:






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






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






8. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs consists of which steps?






9. What controls breathing and heart rate?






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






11. What is: a permanent facility control done through surgical procedures?






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






13. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






14. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






15. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






16. What 4 main problems do fetal alcohol syndrome cause?






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






18. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?






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






20. How is IQ calculated?






21. What is the factor that always stays the same?






22. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






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






24. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






25. Third development of language






26. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






27. What are the three things to monitor - to measure temperament in infants?






28. Which lobe is related to voluntary muscles and intelligence?






29. Theory that every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first between people - then inside the child.






30. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






31. What is: the amount of pressure produced by a sound wave - measured in decibels?






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






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






34. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






35. Who believed that children's thinking doesn't develop smoothly - but instead certain points where it 'takes off' and transitions into new areas?






36. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






37. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






38. A type of research done inside of a lab - selected to monitor specific biological changes in individuals by using expensive and sophisticated machinery






39. 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






40. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency






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






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






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






44. What is: the ability to group objects together on the basis of common features?






45. When do children develop object permanence?






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






47. 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?






48. What most-extreme fate does syphillis often cause in infants?






49. Who created structuralism?






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