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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. 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






2. What is: small device to block access to the uterus; left in place with spermicide for 6-8 hours - in order to kill any remaining sperm?






3. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






4. How is ADHD diagnosed?






5. The number which occurs the most often






6. What is: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






7. 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






8. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






9. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






10. What is: the debate between whether a child is born a bad seed--with whatever disposition/tastes/personality they were meant to have; or that a child is born good - with their upbringing affecting their later personality and actions.






11. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






12. Categories of old age: 85+






13. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs






14. What is the name for the 'crack' in the middle of the brain halves?






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






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






17. Four steps of the scientific method include:






18. Failure to thrive is caused by:






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






20. What is the white part of the eye that protects and manages the shape of the eye?






21. The name most associated with operant conditioning is who?






22. What is: a person's attraction to other people?






23. Which thought process is: many ideas are brainstormed to explore many possible solutions; used in creative settings?






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






25. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency






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






27. 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)






28. A child that bounces back from a difficult situation






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






30. What is: your thoughts about what gives life purpose--the meaning of life - religion






31. What is: the amount of pressure produced by a sound wave - measured in decibels?






32. What is: when a sample is taken from the fluid in the amniotic sac - to be tested for diseases or genetic traits?






33. Categories of old age: 65-74






34. The distortion of the results






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






36. Stages of friendship: intimate






37. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter






38. A communication style in which single words are used to communicate - typical of toddlers learning to speak - for example 'give' or 'mama'. The meaning is still understood even though complete sentences are not used






39. Stage at which children are egocentric and will therefore think divorce is their fault






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






41. What is: the bumps on top of the tongue that contain taste buds?






42. Which though process is follower thinking?






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






44. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?






45. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






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






47. The best way to teach children values is?






48. Defense mechanism: a type of displacement - a redirection of the feeling into a socially productive activity






49. What is the conception alternative where fertilization of the egg is done outside the body - and then transferred back into the body?






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







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