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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. What disorder causes a person to have difficulty concentration - be easily distracted - or constantly in motion?






2. What is the main relay station for incoming sensory signals to the cerebral cortex - and outgoing motor signals from it?






3. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative






4. Four steps of the scientific method include:






5. What thought process characterizes creative - gifted - or advanced children?






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






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






8. The negative effects of sensory deprivation (not as much attention) are more likely to _______ w/ the length of the stage.






9. 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?






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






11. A system which uses operant conditioning to make less probable actions more likely to occur by using more probable actions as reinforcers






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






13. What is: when a person or animal responds to a neutral stimulus with a meaningful one






14. When does language development begin?






15. 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






16. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






17. What is: the number of full wavelengths that pass through a point in a given amount of time






18. What attention disorders also interfere with the learning process?






19. Who introduced the scientific method?






20. A term used in research used to describe something measurable usually expressed as a number






21. What is: the belief that you are the center of the universe and everything revolves around you - and the inability to see the world as someone else does and adapt to it.






22. Visible signs of aging include:

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23. What is: your thoughts - beliefs - attitudes - and values






24. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






25. 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






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






27. Which stage of development is: Trust vs. Mistrust?






28. What coordinates all movements and muscles?






29. What is the chance of having a boy or girl - according to Mendel's experiments in genetics?






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






31. What are the four layers that protect the brain?






32. What is caused by one extra chromosome in the number 21?






33. Biological theories of aging: as our bodies age - our immune systems become less effective at fighting disease - stress - etc.






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






35. What is: your feelings and reactions






36. Third development of language






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






38. What is the chance of a baby having PKU?






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






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






41. What are the three parts of memory?






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






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






44. What is: the process by which a society identifies its expectations?






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






46. What are the three things to monitor - to measure temperament in infants?






47. What syndrome occurs when someone two X and one Y chromosome...and what gender does this make?






48. What is the conception alternative where semen is deposited into the body via a thin tube?






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






50. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?