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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. Child's realization their sex will stay the same






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






3. The study of the aging process






4. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior






5. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






6. Dying w/o a will






7. Rogers and Maslow are both:






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






9. What is: the tone color or perceptual quality of a sound?






10. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






11. What is the opening of the iris - which looks black?






12. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)






13. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






14. Believed each person had an idea of a 'perfect person' and tried to work towards being like that person as much as possible - believing that people needed to become 'fully functioning' individuals






15. What is the middle number in a set of data called?






16. Stage at which children are egocentric and will therefore think divorce is their fault






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






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






19. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings






20. Who believed that the unconscious motivates our actions - through the id - ego - and superego?






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






22. By the time they reach middle childhood - most girls will identify with one and only one _______.






23. What does the right half of the brain control?






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






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






26. What kind of problem can it cause when a husband and wife have different blood types?

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27. All other variables w/in an experiment that researchers do not have control over






28. What is: the elated feeling adolescents have - that they are immune to risks - mortality and probability; false sense of security thinking they will never fall or get caught.






29. The average of a data set






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






31. Self-aware - recognized - defined






32. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






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






34. Who believed that children's thinking doesn't develop smoothly - but instead certain points where it 'takes off' and transitions into new areas?






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






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






37. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






38. Second element: The presence of someone who knows more in an area - like a parent - teacher - coach - etc.?






39. When people are followed and studied over a long period of time and checked up on at certain points






40. Rang the bell each time he fed the dog; eventually how early did the dogs start salivating?






41. Defense mechanism: hiding the feelings and not acknowledging them






42. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






43. Four steps of the scientific method include:






44. What is: not being involved in a sexual relationship?






45. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






46. Who argued that if psychology was a true science - then psychologists should only study what they could see and measure (behaviorist theory)?






47. What is being able to reproduce knowledge from memory?






48. 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






49. What part of the central nervous system controls all necessary functions of the body?






50. What is: the period of sexual maturation?