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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. What is: growth from the center (spine) outward - where vital organs form before the extremities?






2. What is the name for the two halves of the brain?






3. Stage in which a person abides by the law because they think that law is a higher order; laws cannot be broken under any circumstance; social-order-maintaining orientation






4. Applied when a test measures something more than one facet






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






6. Contains the psychic content related to the primitive instincts of the body - notably sex and aggression - functioning entirely according to the pleasure-pain principle - seeking either immediate fulfillment or settling for a compromise fulfillment






7. Third stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'If you don't die I will do the following...'






8. Why did studies used by Piaget and Freud lead to wrong conclusions?






9. Deaf children will often be more proficient at communicating through _______ than do hearing infants - often being able to sign at ten months old






10. A type of conditioning in which a person associates an action with a consequence






11. What is: the ability to associate something from one area of knowledge - and use that to determine or imagine what it is like in other aspects?






12. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






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






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






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






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






17. What is: your sense of being a man or woman as defined by society?






18. Infants develop a secure attachment when parents pay attention to and respond to a child's needs. What theory includes this statement?






19. A collection of data from all cases or people in the chosen set






20. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






21. Theory that language abilities devlop innately; there must be some mechanism in the brain which aids in language acquisition; who came up with this theory?






22. Parenting styles: respects individually - but tries to instill social values






23. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






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






25. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter






26. What is: not being involved in a sexual relationship?






27. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time






28. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely






29. What is the term for lack of responsiveness to other people?






30. What are the two directions of growth in the embryo?






31. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






32. When a researcher observes and studies subjects w/o interacting or interfering w/ them






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






34. 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?






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






36. Third step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you may want to meet needs of belongings and love through relationships






37. When one variable increases while another variable decreases. We call this a what?






38. Visible signs of aging include:

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39. Why does a gamete have a half set of chromosomes?






40. Fourth development of language






41. Which of these diseases can cause miscarriage - stillbirth - heart defects - deafness - and other problems?






42. What is the name for the awareness of external and internal events?






43. How do you fix the problem of mother's cells attacking the baby's?






44. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs






45. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






46. Experiment when none of the doctors - researchers - and participants know who is getting the real drug






47. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






48. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






49. How is IQ calculated?






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