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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. What are the three parts of memory?






2. The variable in which the researcher has direct control over






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






4. When someone sees an incomplete form - they fill in the pieces and perceive it as it would be that way. What Gestalt principle is this an example of?






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






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






7. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






8. Stages of friendship: Momentary playmates






9. Stages of friendship: intimate






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






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






12. What is the sense that gives information about balance and body movement? (if your body is moving - tilting - etc.)






13. What is: growth from the head downward (head develops before rest of the body)?






14. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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15. What is: the period of sexual maturation?






16. Fourth step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you begin to think about you self-esteem and how you feel as a person






17. What is: another form of consciousness involving very little effort; dreaming while awake or letting the mind wander?






18. Who introduced the scientific method?






19. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?






20. What is: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






21. What is: attraction to both sexes?






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






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






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






25. What regulates internal temperature - eating - sleeping - drinking - emotions - and sexual activity?






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






27. What is another term for the system of hearing?






28. What is: sexual self-stimulation or masturbation?






29. 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






30. 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?






31. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?






32. The study of the aging process






33. A term used in research used to describe something measurable usually expressed as a number






34. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






35. What is the method in which a variable and constant are use to test theories?






36. 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






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






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






39. Who made the first IQ test?






40. What is the method of surgical delivery?






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






42. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






43. 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






44. What are: vibrations in the air that we receive through the ear to be processed?






45. What is: the theory focused on 'how' of behavior; minds are a continuous flow of information about experiences - and role is to study the mind/behavior as they adapt to the environment






46. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






47. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






48. Four steps of the scientific method include:






49. Which though process is follower thinking?






50. The average of a data set







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