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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs consists of which steps?






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






3. Where nursing care is given meant to maximize the quality of life for someone who is dying






4. What is: structures in the cerebral cortex related to memory and emotion?






5. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:






6. Defense mechanism: feelings are redirected to someone else






7. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






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






9. What is: your thoughts - beliefs - attitudes - and values






10. What is the sense that gives information about balance and body movement? (if your body is moving - tilting - etc.)






11. A system which uses operant conditioning to make less probable actions more likely to occur by using more probable actions as reinforcers






12. What purpose do fontanels have?

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13. Means that the participants must know the content of the experiment and be warned of any risk or harm






14. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






15. Biological theories of aging: like everything else in the world - the human body wears out






16. What are: drugs taken within three days to prevent pregnancy from instances such as no protection - or a broken condom?






17. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?






18. What side of the N/N debate means that a child will be born with whatever disposition - tastes - personality they were 'meant' to have; believe that there are bad seeds.






19. According to both Kohlberg and Piaget - the most immature reason to do something is to:






20. What is: a statistical measure of typical scores for categories of information?






21. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






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






23. 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)






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






25. When one variable increases while another variable decreases. We call this a what?






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






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






28. What is: a state of mental balance - reconciling new experiences with new understanding






29. Failure to thrive is caused by:






30. What is: your feelings and reactions






31. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






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






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






34. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






35. Self-aware - recognized - defined






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






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






38. What is: growth from the center (spine) outward - where vital organs form before the extremities?






39. Which thought process is a creative process?






40. Visible signs of aging include:

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41. What is: an M.D. who specializes in OB-GYN?






42. The larger the sample:






43. What is: small device to block access to the uterus; left in place with spermicide for 6-8 hours - in order to kill any remaining sperm?






44. The variable in which the researcher has direct control over






45. Parenting styles: 'because I say so'--more prevalent in lower-class families






46. What is the opening of the iris - which looks black?






47. What are the three different types of teratogens?






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






49. Environment in which two (or more) children sit side by side - or near each other - and play without interacting with the other child or trying to influence them in any way. Most children engage in this type of enviornment.






50. Who coined the Theory of Moral Development?