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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. Who developed the theory of social development?






2. In a child - can be expressed as 'nobody likes me'






3. What is the name for the awareness of external and internal events?






4. What are the four components of psychosocial health?






5. Defense mechanism in which complete rejection of the feeling or situation






6. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






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






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






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






10. Piaget believed that the individual actively constructs knowledge about the world--what is the term for this?






11. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?






12. How much are the eyes developed in newborns?






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






14. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables






15. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






16. Which lobe is related to hearing?






17. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?






18. What is: growth from the center (spine) outward - where vital organs form before the extremities?






19. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






20. Infants develop a secure attachment when parents pay attention to and respond to a child's needs. What theory includes this statement?






21. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter






22. What are the three things to monitor - to measure temperament in infants?






23. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






24. Stages of friendship: one way assistance






25. Parenting styles: makes few demands - hardly ever punishes






26. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






27. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age






28. Second development of language - still pre-speech; repetition of meaningful sounds






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






30. What is: attraction to both sexes?






31. Aside from learning disabilities - what physical problem do Kleinfelter people have?

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






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






34. Believing women followed a different progression than men - she called the moral progression of the woman what?






35. Stages of friendship: Momentary playmates






36. What is: an M.D. who specializes in OB-GYN?






37. What is: the ability to group objects together on the basis of common features?






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






39. A type of conditioning in which a person associates an action with a consequence






40. What is a learning disability in math - where concepts are learned one day and forgotten the next?






41. A system which uses operant conditioning to make less probable actions more likely to occur by using more probable actions as reinforcers






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






43. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs






44. What is: when a child can't be conceived via the usual method?






45. When people w/in an experiment are assigned to a group randomly






46. What section of the nervous system is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response?






47. Who was the psychoanalyst who documented stages of emotional growth in regards to babies?






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






49. What is caused by one extra chromosome in the number 21?






50. What is the ability to identify correctly something encountered before?