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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics






2. An environment where children live and attend school






3. Usually has a doctoral degree in psychology plus an internship; cannot prescribe medicine.






4. What is a common learning disability in reading?






5. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






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






7. What disorder causes a person to have difficulty concentration - be easily distracted - or constantly in motion?






8. Chomsky believed that the ability to develop language skills was inherited in ______.






9. What is the ring of muscles that makes up the colored part of the eye?






10. What is: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






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






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






13. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






14. States that infants need to form at least one strong attachment such as to a parent - in order to develop normally

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15. Rang the bell each time he fed the dog; eventually how early did the dogs start salivating?






16. What are the five areas of Apgar Rating - with scores of 0-2 in each?






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






18. What purpose do fontanels have?

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19. Self-esteem begins forming in:






20. What is: attraction to the same sex?






21. What gland releases hormones that regulate hormone secretions of other glands?






22. What is: your interactions with others in social situations






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






24. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






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






26. How is extinction best achieved?






27. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






28. A test that gives information about a participant including standardized tests such as aptitude - interest - and personality tests






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






30. Which thought process is a creative process?






31. Biological theories of aging: like everything else in the world - the human body wears out






32. The repetition of certain syllables






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






34. What is: when a child can't be conceived via the usual method?






35. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






36. Self-aware - recognized - defined






37. Believed each person had an idea of a 'perfect person' and tried to work towards being like that person as much as possible - believing that people needed to become 'fully functioning' individuals






38. Age at which children begin to share their toys and interact w/ one another - associative play






39. Stage in which whether you will be punished or not determines what is moral or not - also called the punishment and obiedience phase






40. Therapy that involves the whole family






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






42. What houses memories and controls our responses to different sensory signals?






43. What is: areas of the body which - when touched - lead to sexual arousal?






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






45. Parenting styles: makes few demands - hardly ever punishes






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






47. What is the variable that the experiment is trying to test?






48. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






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






50. What does the left half of the brain control?