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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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






2. What is: relating new information to something familiar






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






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






5. What two things make up the central nervous system?






6. What is: the period of sexual maturation?






7. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?






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






9. Deaf children will often be more proficient at communicating through _______ than do hearing infants - often being able to sign at ten months old






10. When one variable increases while another variable decreases. We call this a what?






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






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






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






14. What is the scientific name for the sense of smell?






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






16. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






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






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






19. What is: a permanent facility control done through surgical procedures?






20. Experiment where researchers made a baby afraid of rats through classical conditioning






21. What is: the theory focused on the individual's unconscious motivations?






22. What two other chemicals do the adrenal glands secrete?






23. Which stage of development is: Industry vs. Inferiority? (working with others)






24. What are areas in a baby's skull where cartilage hasn't yet hardened into bone?






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






26. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






27. Individual sounds w/ in a word






28. 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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29. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






30. Which thought process is: a set of steps is followed to come to a correct answer; used in academic (math/science) settings?






31. What does the left half of the brain control?






32. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






33. Theory that language abilities devlop innately; there must be some mechanism in the brain which aids in language acquisition; who came up with this theory?






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






35. What is: the process by which a person takes material into their mind from the environment - which may mean changing sensory evidence to make it fit?






36. What 4 main problems do fetal alcohol syndrome cause?






37. List the levels (in order) of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






38. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






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






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






41. What is: the bumps on top of the tongue that contain taste buds?






42. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?






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






44. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






45. What is: the debate between whether a child is born a bad seed--with whatever disposition/tastes/personality they were meant to have; or that a child is born good - with their upbringing affecting their later personality and actions.






46. Read pages 22-25 for charts: Piaget's Stages of Development and Freud's Psychosexual Stages






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






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






49. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






50. Stages of friendship: one way assistance







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