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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. A baby repeating what you just said






2. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






3. What is: generalizations about each gender - such as that men are aggressive and logical - and women are nurturing and emotional






4. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






5. What kind of childbirth did Dr. Grantly Dick Read start teaching?






6. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






7. Environment in which two (or more) children sit side by side - or near each other - and play without interacting with the other child or trying to influence them in any way. Most children engage in this type of enviornment.






8. How do you fix the problem of mother's cells attacking the baby's?






9. Categories of old age: 75-84






10. What is: long lasting contraceptive where six capsules are injected in a woman's arm?






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






12. Final stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'I'm ready'






13. What is: when a person or animal responds to a neutral stimulus with a meaningful one






14. When a participant fills out a survey themselves about themselves






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






16. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






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






18. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






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






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






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






22. Who introduced the scientific method?






23. Stereotypes in genders; boys play with trucks and girls wear makeup - etc.






24. Theory that every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first between people - then inside the child.






25. John Bowlby felt that attachment held evolutionary purpose. Explain






26. Who first coined self-efficacy?






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






28. Stage in which a person abides by the law because they think that law is a higher order; laws cannot be broken under any circumstance; social-order-maintaining orientation






29. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






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






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






32. What fluid covers the brain - and is used to transport chemicals and regulate pressure?






33. Defense mechanism: Turning a feeling into the exact opposite feeling






34. What is: when the mother consumes alcohol while her babies are in the womb?






35. States that infants need to form at least one strong attachment such as to a parent - in order to develop normally

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






37. 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






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






39. What is: the type of thought related to numerical and intellectual puzzles--with both quick & creative responses?






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






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






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






43. A lower number of the correlation coefficient - closer to the number zero shows a:






44. Third development of language






45. What coordinates all movements and muscles?






46. What attention disorders also interfere with the learning process?






47. What is: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






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






49. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






50. Second stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This is unfair. Why me?'







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