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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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






2. Age at which most children will identify specific 'best-friends'






3. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?






4. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






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






6. Which lobe is related to voluntary muscles and intelligence?






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






8. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






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






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






11. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






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






13. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






14. 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?






15. Categories of old age: 65-74






16. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






17. What attention disorders also interfere with the learning process?






18. Who developed the theory of social development?






19. Which thought process is: a set of steps is followed to come to a correct answer; used in academic (math/science) settings?






20. An environment where children live and attend school






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






22. What is the rating system to judge a baby's functionality when first born?






23. What is the factor that always stays the same?






24. All other variables w/in an experiment that researchers do not have control over






25. How does the pupil work?






26. Id - Ego - and Super Ego were all founded by who?






27. What is: the moment an ovum/egg is fertilized by sperm?






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






29. Defense mechanism: you deny your feelings and come up with ways to justify your behavior






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






31. Which stage of development is: Generativity vs. Stagnation? (giving to the next generation)






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






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






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






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






36. Stage in which a person is concerned w/ how their action might affect society; the social contract orientation






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






38. Which receptor is used for color vision?






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






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






41. What is the term for oxygen deficiency to the brain?






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






43. What is the conception alternative where fertilization of the egg is done outside the body - and then transferred back into the body?






44. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?






45. What purpose do fontanels have?

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46. A communication style in which single words are used to communicate - typical of toddlers learning to speak - for example 'give' or 'mama'. The meaning is still understood even though complete sentences are not used






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






48. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






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






50. Defined as diseases which are either related to or caused by a sedentary lifestyle - in other words - caused by the lack of regular exercise or activity