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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






2. What is: the gland that controls release of hormones from the gonads?






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






5. We smell when airborne molecules of an odor reach tiny receptor cells in the top of the nasal cavity; what is the name of this receptor area?






6. Which lobe is related to hearing?






7. What are the two parts responsible for bending light and focusing it in the back of the eye?






8. What is the very critical period of the first 3 months in the womb?






9. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






10. What is the part of the ear that includes the oval window - cochlea - and organ of Corti?






11. What 4 main problems do fetal alcohol syndrome cause?






12. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables






13. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






14. 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






15. The study of the aging process






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






17. What is caused by one extra chromosome in the number 21?






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






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






20. When people are followed and studied over a long period of time and checked up on at certain points






21. What is the medical term for birth of a dead baby?






22. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative






23. Categories of old age: 75-84






24. Which stage of development is: Intimacy vs. Isolation? (emotional ties with others)






25. What is: growth from the head downward (head develops before rest of the body)?






26. In the Harlow experiment: between the wire monkey+bottle - and cloth monkey+no bottle - which fake mother did the babies prefer?






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






28. What is: when adolescents truly believe themselves to be the center of the universe to those around them?






29. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz will often:






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






31. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






32. What are the three different types of teratogens?






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






34. What is another name for a sound wave's amplitude?






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






36. The repetition of certain syllables






37. What is: a state of mental balance - reconciling new experiences with new understanding






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






39. Where a group of people live together and the children of all the people are raised by one or two people






40. Stereotypes in genders; boys play with trucks and girls wear makeup - etc.






41. First development of language; pre-speech






42. Defense mechanism: hiding the feelings and not acknowledging them






43. A higher number of the correlation coefficient closer to the number one shows a:






44. Third development of language






45. What is: small device to block access to the uterus; left in place with spermicide for 6-8 hours - in order to kill any remaining sperm?






46. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






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






48. What is the conception alternative where semen is deposited into the body via a thin tube?






49. Who created functionalism?






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