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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. What is another name for a newborn?






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






3. In a case study - a single individual called a _____ is intensely studied






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






5. First development of language; pre-speech






6. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure






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






8. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






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






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






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






12. When people w/in an experiment are assigned to a group randomly






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






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






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






16. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?






17. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






18. What are the three different types of teratogens?






19. What is: expression of your maleness or femaleness on a daily basis?






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






21. What is: when a sample is taken from the fluid in the amniotic sac - to be tested for diseases or genetic traits?






22. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely






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






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






25. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






26. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?






27. What is: the theory that all people are inherently good and motivated to achieve their full potential






28. Which thought process is a creative process?






29. Which receptor is more sensitive to light - but is not used to view color?






30. What is the transparent part in the front of the eye?






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






32. Disagreed w/ Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development because his subjects were mainly male






33. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?






34. What is the name for depth perception cues made with one eye?






35. How much alcohol is the safe amount to consume during pregnancy?






36. What is: psychological definition for having more equal personality characteristics between male&female?






37. Failure to thrive is caused by:






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






39. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?






40. Individual sounds w/ in a word






41. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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42. What is: a child (especially preschool age) doesn't take into consideration other people's needs--their perceptions are limited to their own point of view






43. What are the four lobes of the brain?






44. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?






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






46. 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






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






48. The best way to teach children values is?






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






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