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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The scientific study of words and sentences






2. When something from conditioning carries over to another related area; made baby Albert afraid of all furry animals - rather than just rats






3. What is: the gland that controls release of hormones from the gonads?






4. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?






5. A type of research done inside of a lab - selected to monitor specific biological changes in individuals by using expensive and sophisticated machinery






6. The first experiment of classical conditioning was done by who?






7. The most direct measure of syntax in middle childhood is what?






8. How is extinction best achieved?






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






10. What is the part of the ear that includes the eardrum - anvil - and stirrup?






11. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






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






13. What is: the theory focused on the individual's unconscious motivations?






14. What is the term to describe the thinking part of health?






15. What are the three different types of teratogens?






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






17. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






18. How is IQ calculated?






19. 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)






20. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






21. How is ADHD diagnosed?






22. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?






23. 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






24. Level 2 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






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






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






27. What is the term for the death of a child under one year - for no apparent reason?






28. List the levels (in order) of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






29. What is: the theory that all people are inherently good and motivated to achieve their full potential






30. What is: an experienced practitioner who can attend pregnancies and deliveries?






31. Piaget believed that the individual actively constructs knowledge about the world--what is the term for this?






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






33. 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






34. Parenting styles: respects individually - but tries to instill social values






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






36. What does the left half of the brain control?






37. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






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






39. Fourth development of language






40. In a case study - a single individual called a _____ is intensely studied






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






42. What is: when the mother consumes alcohol while her babies are in the womb?






43. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






44. What is: the most developed - and largest (80%) - part of the brain?






45. Which receptor is more sensitive to light - but is not used to view color?






46. What is: the ability to group objects together on the basis of common features?






47. When one variable increases while another variable decreases. We call this a what?






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






49. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings






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