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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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






2. Which stage of development is: Initiative vs. Guilt? (trying different roles)






3. What is: an M.D. who specializes in OB-GYN?






4. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






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






6. Second element: The presence of someone who knows more in an area - like a parent - teacher - coach - etc.?






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






8. What is: method of contraception by having no direct contact with partner's genitals?






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






10. Piaget believed that the individual actively constructs knowledge about the world--what is the term for this?






11. Does a somatic (body) cell have a full - or half - set of chromosomes?






12. What is the opening of the iris - which looks black?






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






14. What is: the number of full wavelengths that pass through a point in a given amount of time






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






16. Which lobe is related to hearing?






17. What regulates internal temperature - eating - sleeping - drinking - emotions - and sexual activity?






18. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






19. 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






20. What sends commands to all other parts of the body?






21. What does STDs stand for - including AIDS and herpes?






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






23. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






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






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






26. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?






27. By the time they reach middle childhood - most girls will identify with one and only one _______.






28. What is: your feelings and reactions






29. After how many cigarettes will the fetus definitely have problems--with a 50% greater risk of childhood cancer?






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






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






32. What section of the nervous system is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response?






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






34. What side of the N/N debate means that a child will be born with whatever disposition - tastes - personality they were 'meant' to have; believe that there are bad seeds.






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






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






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






38. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






39. When do the two fontanels harden?

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40. What are the three things to monitor - to measure temperament in infants?






41. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






42. What is the most extreme outcome of a woman drinking during her pregnancy?






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






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






45. What is: the type of thought that has to do with factual information--trivia - vocabulary - science - history?






46. What is the study done to show that infants have depth perception?






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






48. If you are A positive blood - what is that in terms of Rh factor?






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






50. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency