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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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






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






3. How can parents avoid down syndrome in their children?






4. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?






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






6. 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)






7. What are the different types of caregivers for pregnancy?






8. Read pages 22-25 for charts: Piaget's Stages of Development and Freud's Psychosexual Stages






9. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






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






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






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






13. Theory by Bandura; the interaction of a person's personality - the environment - and the behavior.






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. Categories of old age: 85+






16. Infants develop a secure attachment when parents pay attention to and respond to a child's needs. What theory includes this statement?






17. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






18. 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






19. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






20. Parenting styles: makes few demands - hardly ever punishes






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






22. When one variable increase - another variable increases. We call this a what?






23. Does a somatic (body) cell have a full - or half - set of chromosomes?






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






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






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






27. Individual sounds w/ in a word






28. Gilligan believed that ________ conflicted between self and other - while ________ conflicted between self and justice






29. What is the term for fraternal twins?






30. A lower number of the correlation coefficient - closer to the number zero shows a:






31. Rogers and Maslow are both:






32. Whatmakes a person able to see objects are they are - in 3 dimensions?






33. What is when the baby is born in a pool or bath with dim lights?






34. A chronic condition that deteriorates the nerve fibers in the brain controlling memory - speech - and personality. Early symptoms including personality changes - lack of interest in activities - and change in sleep patterns.

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35. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?






36. A reinforcer that is physical (tangible) or from the environment - like payment for work - or a prize






37. There are usually two groups in an experiment - titled:






38. Which though process is follower thinking?






39. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






40. What is: when a child can't be conceived via the usual method?






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






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






43. Defense mechanism: hiding the feelings and not acknowledging them






44. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






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






46. What is: the theory to investigate the elements or 'structures' of the mind; classify structures and focus on conscious thought






47. What is the medical term for birth of a dead baby?






48. Anything which makes a behavior more likely to occur






49. What is another name for a newborn?






50. Which thought process is: a set of steps is followed to come to a correct answer; used in academic (math/science) settings?