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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. Gilligan believed that ________ conflicted between self and other - while ________ conflicted between self and justice






2. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






3. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






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






5. The distortion of the results






6. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






7. What is: the realization that objects stay the same even when they are made to look different?






8. Age at with children start feeling a fear of the dark - which can be strong and appear suddenly






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






10. What are: vibrations in the air that we receive through the ear to be processed?






11. When something from conditioning carries over to another related area; made baby Albert afraid of all furry animals - rather than just rats






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

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13. The first experiment of classical conditioning was done by who?






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






15. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






16. What is: the process by which a society identifies its expectations?






17. Aside from learning disabilities - what physical problem do Kleinfelter people have?

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18. What controls breathing and heart rate?






19. What is: the representation in the mind of a set of perceptions - ideas - and actions - which go together






20. What are the four stages of sexual response?






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






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






23. What is: when a sample is taken from the fluid in the amniotic sac - to be tested for diseases or genetic traits?






24. What is another term for the system of hearing?






25. What is the term for fraternal twins?






26. What is: located in the limbic system - with primary function to store memories?






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






28. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later






29. What thought process characterizes creative - gifted - or advanced children?






30. What is a sometimes-fatal disease occuring from the excessive use of tampons - or leaving a diaphragm in - for longer than prescribed time?






31. What are: general term for the reproductive organs in a male or female?






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






33. What is the name for the bundles of axons - used to communicate between the two halves of brain?






34. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






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






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






37. Which receptor is used for color vision?






38. How does the pupil work?






39. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






40. Final stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'I'm ready'






41. Categories of old age: 65-74






42. The average of a data set






43. The awareness of being a male or female






44. Whatmakes a person able to see objects are they are - in 3 dimensions?






45. Stage in which a person makes decisions according to his or her conscience; the universal ethical principal orientation; not many people ever reach this stage






46. Which receptor is more sensitive to light - but is not used to view color?






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






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






49. John Bowlby felt that attachment held evolutionary purpose. Explain






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