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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. What are: the principles and standards of behavior - including morals; right/wrong and having one's actions correlate with their beliefs






2. What system is made up of the hypothalamus and other glands?






3. What is the main relay station for incoming sensory signals to the cerebral cortex - and outgoing motor signals from it?






4. What is the very critical period of the first 3 months in the womb?






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






6. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






7. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior






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






9. Defense mechanism: feelings are redirected to someone else






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






11. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?






12. What are the four layers that protect the brain?






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






14. What are the three different types of teratogens?






15. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






16. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






17. What is the method in which a variable and constant are use to test theories?






18. What is: your thoughts about what gives life purpose--the meaning of life - religion






19. Disagreed w/ Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development because his subjects were mainly male






20. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)






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






22. Four steps of the scientific method include:






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






24. Biological theories of aging: we only have a certain number of cells - which are programmed to only replicate so many times before they are finished and the body begins to deteriorate






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






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






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






28. What two other chemicals do the adrenal glands secrete?






29. Who made the first IQ test?






30. What is: a person's attraction to other people?






31. When people are followed and studied over a long period of time and checked up on at certain points






32. What is the ring of muscles that makes up the colored part of the eye?






33. What is the most extreme outcome of a woman drinking during her pregnancy?






34. What is: the fluid filled structure in the inner ear that looks like a snail?






35. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






36. Categories of old age: 85+






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






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






39. What are the four stages of sexual response?






40. A term used to describe something similar in structure or organization






41. What are the four lobes of the brain?






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






43. An environment where children live and attend school






44. Which stage of development is: Identity vs. Role Confusion? (who am I)






45. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






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






47. The larger the sample:






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






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






50. What are: the harmful substances to a developing fetus?