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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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






2. The scientific study of words and sentences






3. What is: the elated feeling adolescents have - that they are immune to risks - mortality and probability; false sense of security thinking they will never fall or get caught.






4. How much are the eyes developed in newborns?






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






6. What is the most popular method for giving birth?






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






8. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?






9. What is: a mix of gender identity - gender roles - and orientation; recognition of ourselves as sexual beings.






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






11. Parenting styles: 'because I say so'--more prevalent in lower-class families






12. Third development of language






13. All senses report to the thalamus except for one--which?






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






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






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






17. Level 2 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






18. What is the name for the awareness of external and internal events?






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






20. What is the name of the largest commissure?






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






22. What are the four characteristics of perception?






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






24. Categories of old age: 75-84






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






26. Who thought of the mind as a stream of consciousness--a flow of emotions - sensations and thoughts?






27. What is being able to reproduce knowledge from memory?






28. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






29. Teaches that when a certain action is performed - there are consequences--reinforces good behavior with extrinsic/intrinsic reinforcers






30. What is: the way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?






31. What is the term for identical twins?






32. Fourth development of language






33. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






34. Used to show links between people - events - actions - behaviors - etc. while not determining the caus - rather is linked to statistics






35. Defined as diseases which are either related to or caused by a sedentary lifestyle - in other words - caused by the lack of regular exercise or activity






36. What is: the type of thought that has to do with factual information--trivia - vocabulary - science - history?






37. What is: the period of sexual maturation?






38. Parenting styles: respects individually - but tries to instill social values






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






40. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






41. We smell when airborne molecules of an odor reach tiny receptor cells in the top of the nasal cavity; what is the name of this receptor area?






42. What is: your sense of being a man or woman as defined by society?






43. What is: a child (especially preschool age) doesn't take into consideration other people's needs--their perceptions are limited to their own point of view






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






45. 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






46. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






47. What side of the N/N debate means that a child will be born with whatever disposition - tastes - personality they were 'meant' to have; believe that there are bad seeds.






48. Time at which most children begin to speak actual words






49. Visible signs of aging include:

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







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