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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






2. A term used to describe something similar in structure or organization






3. What is: long lasting contraceptive where six capsules are injected in a woman's arm?






4. What is the term for low IQ and mental age of about 4 years old?






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






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






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






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






9. What is: psychological definition for having more equal personality characteristics between male&female?






10. What is the method of surgical delivery?






11. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






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






13. The distortion of the results






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






15. Self-aware - recognized - defined






16. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






17. What regulates internal temperature - eating - sleeping - drinking - emotions - and sexual activity?






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






19. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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20. John Bowlby felt that attachment held evolutionary purpose. Explain






21. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






22. How much are the eyes developed in newborns?






23. Which part of the ANS is the arousing part of the system?






24. What is: the process by which a person takes material into their mind from the environment - which may mean changing sensory evidence to make it fit?






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






26. What controls breathing and heart rate?






27. What is the scientific name for the sense of smell?






28. Experiment when none of the doctors - researchers - and participants know who is getting the real drug






29. What most-extreme fate does syphillis often cause in infants?






30. What is the clear membrane in front of the eye that protects it?






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






32. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






33. Stages of friendship: intimate






34. Who conducted a longitudinal study of smart kids - resulting that they become happy adults?






35. What is: the representation in the mind of a set of perceptions - ideas - and actions - which go together






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






37. When a researcher observes and studies subjects w/o interacting or interfering w/ them






38. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






39. What is the ring of muscles that makes up the colored part of the eye?






40. When do children develop object permanence?






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






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






43. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






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






45. What is: sexual self-stimulation or masturbation?






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






47. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






48. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






49. What two other chemicals do the adrenal glands secrete?






50. What thought process is supported by the example that: infants are given an object to hold - and then can recognize by sight the object.







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