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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. What is caused by one extra chromosome in the number 21?






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






3. What is: attraction to both sexes?






4. The integrator between the outer and inner worlds - as well as the id and the superego. Gives continuity and consistency to behavior by providing a personal point of reference - which relates to the events of the past and actions of the present and o






5. What is the chance of having a boy or girl - according to Mendel's experiments in genetics?






6. Anything which makes a behavior more likely to occur






7. Who introduced the scientific method?






8. An environment where children live and attend school






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






10. What is the term for oxygen deficiency to the brain?






11. What is: the moment an ovum/egg is fertilized by sperm?






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






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






14. The larger the sample:






15. What is when the baby is born in a pool or bath with dim lights?






16. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






17. A link between a stimulus and a response in which a person or animal associates or substitutes a neutral stimulus with the actual stimulus






18. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






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






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






21. What is the white part of the eye that protects and manages the shape of the eye?






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






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






24. In a study - the researchers have direct control over this variable






25. What is: a person's attraction to other people?






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






27. Defense mechanism: transferring your thoughts and feelings onto others






28. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:






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






30. What is the name for minimum amount of something we can detect or sense?






31. Gilligan believed that ________ conflicted between self and other - while ________ conflicted between self and justice






32. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






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






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






35. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






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






37. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






38. Why is autism rare in children for the first 2 1/2 years?

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






40. Why is self-report data not as reliable as other research methods?






41. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






42. What is another name for a newborn?






43. The awareness of being a male or female






44. Therapy that involves the whole family






45. What is: the realization that objects stay the same even when they are made to look different?






46. Used to show links between people - events - actions - behaviors - etc. while not determining the caus - rather is linked to statistics






47. Biological theories of aging: we only have a certain number of cells - which are programmed to only replicate so many times before they are finished and the body begins to deteriorate






48. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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49. What are the four characteristics of perception?






50. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'