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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






2. What is another name for a newborn?






3. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics






4. What is: the period of sexual maturation?






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






6. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






7. An environment where children live and attend school






8. Who coined the Theory of Moral Development?






9. What is: any pill designed to prevent pregnancy?






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






11. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely






12. Rogers and Maslow are both:






13. Stages of friendship: intimate






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






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






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






17. A chronic condition that deteriorates the nerve fibers in the brain controlling memory - speech - and personality. Early symptoms including personality changes - lack of interest in activities - and change in sleep patterns.

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






19. Therapy that involves the whole family






20. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






21. How can parents avoid down syndrome in their children?






22. What do children in early language development not understand?






23. Defense mechanism in which complete rejection of the feeling or situation






24. What syndrome occurs when someone two X and one Y chromosome...and what gender does this make?






25. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






26. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?






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






28. The distortion of the results






29. What is the factor that always stays the same?






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






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






32. Parenting styles: 'because I say so'--more prevalent in lower-class families






33. What is: the difference made to one's mind by the process of assimilation?






34. What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause mental retardation without treatment?






35. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






36. True or False: Kohlberg believed that you go through each step of moral development one @ a time and could not skip them.






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






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






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






40. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






41. Stage in which you see the right action as what satisfies your personal needs; a person becomes aware of two different viewpoints






42. Who did the experiment with baby monkeys about affection and love?






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






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






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






46. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






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






48. What is the part of the ear that includes the pinna and external auditory canal?






49. Categories of old age: 65-74






50. What are: the harmful substances to a developing fetus?







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