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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. Method that teaches children to realized their full potential.






2. What is the variable that the experiment is trying to test?






3. What is: an M.D. who provides comprehensive care for people of all ages?






4. What is the transparent part in the front of the eye?






5. What is the least developed part of a newborn (growth is not complete)?






6. Defined as diseases which are either related to or caused by a sedentary lifestyle - in other words - caused by the lack of regular exercise or activity






7. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure






8. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics






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






10. Who introduced the scientific method?






11. Which lobe is related to voluntary muscles and intelligence?






12. Biological theories of aging: we only have a certain number of cells - which are programmed to only replicate so many times before they are finished and the body begins to deteriorate






13. What is: the representation in the mind of a set of perceptions - ideas - and actions - which go together






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






15. What is: the process by which a society identifies its expectations?






16. A communication style in which single words are used to communicate - typical of toddlers learning to speak - for example 'give' or 'mama'. The meaning is still understood even though complete sentences are not used






17. The scientific study of words and sentences






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






19. How many PAIRS of chromosomes do body cells have?






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






21. What are: the principles and standards of behavior - including morals; right/wrong and having one's actions correlate with their beliefs






22. Contains the psychic content related to the primitive instincts of the body - notably sex and aggression - functioning entirely according to the pleasure-pain principle - seeking either immediate fulfillment or settling for a compromise fulfillment






23. 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.






24. What is the term for: a child's understanding that once you leave the room - you are not gone forever - etc.?






25. Babies are rewarded with food/attention with they say 'mama' etc - so they continue to say those words and learn new ones; what idea does this theory follow?






26. What is: the theory centered on behavior; see person as blank slate upon which impressions of experiences can be recorded.






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






28. What side of the N/N debate means that a child will be born with whatever disposition - tastes - personality they were 'meant' to have; believe that there are bad seeds.






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






30. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely






31. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






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






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






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






35. Which though process is follower thinking?






36. A correlation coefficient of zero






37. What are the three different types of teratogens?






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






39. Which stage of development is: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (making their own decisions)






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






41. What is the method to find the amount that one variable changes in relation to another?






42. Which receptor is used for color vision?






43. 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






44. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






45. What is: structures in the cerebral cortex related to memory and emotion?






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

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47. Who thought of the mind as a stream of consciousness--a flow of emotions - sensations and thoughts?






48. The larger the sample:






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






50. What are the three different areas of the Autonomic Nervous System?