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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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






2. The larger the sample:






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






4. Defense mechanism in which complete rejection of the feeling or situation






5. What are the five areas of Apgar Rating - with scores of 0-2 in each?






6. What is: a mix of gender identity - gender roles - and orientation; recognition of ourselves as sexual beings.






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






8. What is a fertilized ovum or egg?






9. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






10. Who was the psychoanalyst who documented stages of emotional growth in regards to babies?






11. Stage in which whether you will be punished or not determines what is moral or not - also called the punishment and obiedience phase






12. What are the four characteristics of perception?






13. Also called learning theory - based on the principle of observing and correcting behavior






14. What are: drugs taken within three days to prevent pregnancy from instances such as no protection - or a broken condom?






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






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 the term for identical twins?






18. The integrator between the outer and inner worlds - as well as the id and the superego. Gives continuity and consistency to behavior by providing a personal point of reference - which relates to the events of the past and actions of the present and o






19. Id - Ego - and Super Ego were all founded by who?






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






21. All senses report to the thalamus except for one--which?






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






23. Defense mechanism: you deny your feelings and come up with ways to justify your behavior






24. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






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






26. The average of a data set






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






28. What is the simple type of learning for getting used to something?






29. Where nursing care is given meant to maximize the quality of life for someone who is dying






30. The number which occurs the most often






31. Self-esteem begins forming in:






32. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'






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

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






35. What is: expression of your maleness or femaleness on a daily basis?






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






37. The best way to teach children values is?






38. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later






39. 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.






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






41. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






42. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






43. What coordinates all movements and muscles?






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






45. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






46. 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






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






48. What is the term for lack of responsiveness to other people?






49. What is: the fluid filled structure in the inner ear that looks like a snail?






50. Stages of friendship: intimate







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