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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. 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.






2. Second development of language - still pre-speech; repetition of meaningful sounds






3. Failure to thrive is caused by:






4. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?






5. In the Harlow experiment: between the wire monkey+bottle - and cloth monkey+no bottle - which fake mother did the babies prefer?






6. What are the four stages of sexual response?






7. What fluid covers the brain - and is used to transport chemicals and regulate pressure?






8. Individual sounds w/ in a word






9. What are the three parts of memory?






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






11. The final stage of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. A stage you may never actually meet.






12. What is: an M.D. who provides comprehensive care for people of all ages?






13. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






14. Categories of old age: 85+






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






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






17. What gland releases hormones that regulate hormone secretions of other glands?






18. The smallest unit of a word which has meaning - may be bound or free






19. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






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






21. A correlation coefficient of zero






22. What does the left half of the brain control?






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






24. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






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






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






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






28. An environment where children live and attend school






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






30. What is the most extreme outcome of a woman drinking during her pregnancy?






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






32. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






33. What is the method of surgical delivery?






34. Which receptor is more sensitive to light - but is not used to view color?






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






36. The scientific study of words and sentences






37. How is ADHD diagnosed?






38. What is the rating system to judge a baby's functionality when first born?






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






40. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?






41. What is the term for oxygen deficiency to the brain?






42. What is the part of the ear that includes the eardrum - anvil - and stirrup?






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






44. How is extinction best achieved?






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






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






47. Age at which most children will identify specific 'best-friends'






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






49. Who argued that if psychology was a true science - then psychologists should only study what they could see and measure (behaviorist theory)?






50. Stereotypes in genders; boys play with trucks and girls wear makeup - etc.







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