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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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






2. There are usually two groups in an experiment - titled:






3. Third development of language






4. What is: the most developed - and largest (80%) - part of the brain?






5. Which though process is follower thinking?






6. Those who are mentally retarded are least likely to also have WHAT condition?






7. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






8. What is the term for identical twins?






9. Also called learning theory - based on the principle of observing and correcting behavior






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






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






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






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






14. Stages of friendship: intimate






15. Dying w/o a will






16. 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.






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






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






19. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






20. What is the part of the ear that includes the eardrum - anvil - and stirrup?






21. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?






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






23. Recent research supports that children learn from listening to their parents talk to them in 'baby talk'; which aspect of language is this?






24. Which stage of development is: Industry vs. Inferiority? (working with others)






25. Individual sounds w/ in a word






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






27. What is the characteristic that: you fill in areas that we do not have complete information about?






28. 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)






29. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






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






31. Why isn't an IQ test a good indicator for children over long periods of time?






32. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






33. 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?






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






35. What are the three different types of teratogens?






36. What is: term for how much someone values and respects themselves?






37. What is: when a person or animal responds to a neutral stimulus with a meaningful one






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






39. What is: growth from the head downward (head develops before rest of the body)?






40. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






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






42. What is a learning disability in math - where concepts are learned one day and forgotten the next?






43. What is: your feelings and reactions






44. What is: the theory focused on the individual's unconscious motivations?






45. 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?






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






47. A chronic condition that deteriorates the nerve fibers in the brain controlling memory - speech - and personality. Early symptoms including personality changes - lack of interest in activities - and change in sleep patterns.

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48. After how many cigarettes will the fetus definitely have problems--with a 50% greater risk of childhood cancer?






49. Who conducted a longitudinal study of smart kids - resulting that they become happy adults?






50. What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?