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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. Usually has a doctoral degree in psychology plus an internship; cannot prescribe medicine.






2. What is the term to describe the thinking part of health?






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






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






5. The awareness of being a male or female






6. Experiment when none of the doctors - researchers - and participants know who is getting the real drug






7. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?






8. 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






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






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






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






12. A child that is always in a hurry






13. Four steps of the scientific method include:






14. What types of drugs can hurt a developing fetus if taken by the mother?






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






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






17. What is: attraction to both sexes?






18. Which of these diseases can cause miscarriage - stillbirth - heart defects - deafness - and other problems?






19. What is the chance of a baby having PKU?






20. Which stage of development is: Trust vs. Mistrust?






21. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






22. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






23. How many different theories of language development are there?






24. What is the part of the ear that includes the eardrum - anvil - and stirrup?






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






26. What are: general term for the reproductive organs in a male or female?






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






28. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






29. An environment where children live and attend school






30. What is: an experienced practitioner who can attend pregnancies and deliveries?






31. When do the two fontanels harden?

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32. Biological theories of aging: like everything else in the world - the human body wears out






33. The variable in which the researcher has direct control over






34. What is: the theory to investigate the elements or 'structures' of the mind; classify structures and focus on conscious thought






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






36. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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37. What are the four characteristics of perception?






38. What is: your sense of being a man or woman as defined by society?






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






40. What is: the most developed - and largest (80%) - part of the brain?






41. The number which occurs the most often






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






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






44. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






45. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






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






47. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






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






49. What is the simple type of learning for getting used to something?






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