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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. Experiment where researchers made a baby afraid of rats through classical conditioning






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






3. Who coined the Theory of Moral Development?






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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






8. What is the term for identical twins?






9. A disorder where the bones are weakened and become porous - like a sponge






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






11. How is ADHD diagnosed?






12. What thought process is supported by the example that: infants are given an object to hold - and then can recognize by sight the object.






13. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






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






15. Failure to thrive is caused by:






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






17. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?






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






19. 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






20. What is a specific period in development when a certain event has the greatest impact? (For example - a certain period of time when a young bird can learn to fly)






21. What are the four characteristics of perception?






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






23. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






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


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






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






27. If you are A positive blood - what is that in terms of Rh factor?






28. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






29. What are: general term for the reproductive organs in a male or female?






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






31. What is the medical term for birth of a dead baby?






32. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?






33. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?






34. What is: located in the limbic system - with primary function to store memories?






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






36. What sends commands to all other parts of the body?






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






38. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






39. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






40. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






41. Time at which most children begin to speak actual words






42. The number which occurs the most often






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






44. What houses memories and controls our responses to different sensory signals?






45. What is the part of the ear that includes the pinna and external auditory canal?






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






47. Applied when a test measures something more than one facet






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






49. Those who are mentally retarded are least likely to also have WHAT condition?






50. What is: the realization that objects stay the same even when they are made to look different?