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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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






2. Experiment where researchers made a baby afraid of rats through classical conditioning






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






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






5. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






6. By the time they reach middle childhood - most girls will identify with one and only one _______.






7. When do the two fontanels harden?

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8. What is the method to find the amount that one variable changes in relation to another?






9. True or False: Kohlberg believed that you go through each step of moral development one @ a time and could not skip them.






10. 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






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






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






13. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






14. 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






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






16. Four steps of the scientific method include:






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






18. What is: the part of the ear inside the cochlea; contains sensors that change energy into impulses to be decoded by the brain?






19. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs consists of which steps?






20. What is the term for: a child's understanding that once you leave the room - you are not gone forever - etc.?






21. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior






22. Child's realization their sex will stay the same






23. What is another name for a sound wave's amplitude?






24. What does STDs stand for - including AIDS and herpes?






25. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






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






27. A signal to society that certain rules have changed - this person is no longer a child






28. Biological theories of aging: like everything else in the world - the human body wears out






29. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






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






31. What does the right half of the brain control?






32. What is the name for depth perception cues made with one eye?






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






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






35. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






36. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






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






38. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






39. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






40. Why isn't an IQ test a good indicator for children over long periods of time?






41. Babies are rewarded with food/attention with they say 'mama' etc - so they continue to say those words and learn new ones; what idea does this theory follow?






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






43. How many PAIRS of chromosomes do body cells have?






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






45. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






46. A collection of data from all cases or people in the chosen set






47. Who coined the Theory of Moral Development?






48. Age at with children start feeling a fear of the dark - which can be strong and appear suddenly






49. What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause mental retardation without treatment?






50. 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