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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. Which stage of development is: Generativity vs. Stagnation? (giving to the next generation)






2. The process of unassociating the condition with the response






3. Defense mechanism: transferring your thoughts and feelings onto others






4. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?






5. Defense mechanism: a type of displacement - a redirection of the feeling into a socially productive activity






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






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






8. When is anoxia a problem in births?






9. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative






10. In a study - the researchers have direct control over this variable






11. A set of cases of people randomly chosen from a large group to represent that large group






12. A link between a stimulus and a response in which a person or animal associates or substitutes a neutral stimulus with the actual stimulus






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






14. What is: term for how much someone values and respects themselves?






15. Stages that a person goes through when they find out they have an incurable disease or find out they are going to die

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






17. The smallest unit of a word which has meaning - may be bound or free






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






19. How is IQ calculated?






20. 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.






21. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency






22. What is the name of the largest commissure?






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






24. When something from conditioning carries over to another related area; made baby Albert afraid of all furry animals - rather than just rats






25. How can parents avoid down syndrome in their children?






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






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






28. Stage in which you do what is right in order to gain status or approval from other people or society; 'good boy-good girl' orientation






29. If a test measures what is meant to measure it is considered what?






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






31. 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.






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






33. After how many cigarettes will the fetus definitely have problems--with a 50% greater risk of childhood cancer?






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






35. Fourth development of language






36. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?






37. What is: relating new information to something familiar






38. What is the term for identical twins?






39. What system is made up of the hypothalamus and other glands?






40. Which stage of development is: Intimacy vs. Isolation? (emotional ties with others)






41. Where are genes carried?






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






43. Chomsky believed that the ability to develop language skills was inherited in ______.






44. The average of a data set






45. Individual sounds w/ in a word






46. What purpose do fontanels have?

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47. Which lobe is related to hearing?






48. We smell when airborne molecules of an odor reach tiny receptor cells in the top of the nasal cavity; what is the name of this receptor area?






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






50. What is: when adolescents truly believe themselves to be the center of the universe to those around them?