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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. What is the name for the two halves of the brain?






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






3. John Bowlby felt that attachment held evolutionary purpose. Explain






4. What is the method of surgical delivery?






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






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






7. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?






8. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






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






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






11. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






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






13. The repetition of certain syllables






14. Fourth development of language






15. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






16. Which stage of development is: Industry vs. Inferiority? (working with others)






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






18. An environment where children live and attend school






19. The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates






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 is the term for low IQ and mental age of about 4 years old?






22. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






23. What is: the process of working something out in your head; shows the difference between young children (act and try things out) and older (can do things in their heads)






24. How is IQ calculated?






25. Stage in which a person is concerned w/ how their action might affect society; the social contract orientation






26. What is the clear membrane in front of the eye that protects it?






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






28. Stage in which a person makes decisions according to his or her conscience; the universal ethical principal orientation; not many people ever reach this stage






29. The awareness of being a male or female






30. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






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






32. Sigmund Freud's analysis of human personality and subconscious drives features three main components including:






33. Where a group of people live together and the children of all the people are raised by one or two people






34. What is a common learning disability in reading?






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






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






37. Theory that language abilities devlop innately; there must be some mechanism in the brain which aids in language acquisition; who came up with this theory?






38. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






39. Categories of old age: 85+






40. First development of language; pre-speech






41. What types of drugs can hurt a developing fetus if taken by the mother?






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






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






44. The study of the aging process






45. What is the most extreme outcome of a woman drinking during her pregnancy?






46. What is the name for minimum amount of something we can detect or sense?






47. What is the thought process that considers an idea or belief (thesis) and acknowledges the idea's opposite (antithesis)?






48. What is: any pill designed to prevent pregnancy?






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






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