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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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






2. A correlation coefficient of zero






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






4. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






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






6. What is the term for the death of a child under one year - for no apparent reason?






7. Stage in which you do what is right in order to gain status or approval from other people or society; 'good boy-good girl' orientation






8. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






9. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely






10. What is the thought process that considers an idea or belief (thesis) and acknowledges the idea's opposite (antithesis)?






11. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






12. If a test measures what is meant to measure it is considered what?






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






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






15. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?






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






17. Who made the first IQ test?






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






19. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






20. What is the middle number in a set of data called?






21. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?






22. The distortion of the results






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






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






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






26. What is: the theory centered on behavior; see person as blank slate upon which impressions of experiences can be recorded.






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






28. What is the clear membrane in front of the eye that protects it?






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






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






31. What is a common learning disability in reading?






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






33. Who developed the theory of social development?






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






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






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






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






38. The smallest unit of a word which has meaning - may be bound or free






39. 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?






40. Anything which makes a behavior more likely to occur






41. Fourth step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you begin to think about you self-esteem and how you feel as a person






42. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?






43. What are the three different types of teratogens?






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






45. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






46. What is: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






47. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






48. How much alcohol is the safe amount to consume during pregnancy?






49. Why is autism rare in children for the first 2 1/2 years?

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50. Who thought of the mind as a stream of consciousness--a flow of emotions - sensations and thoughts?