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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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1. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






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






3. Rogers and Maslow are both:






4. Who introduced the scientific method?






5. A disorder where the bones are weakened and become porous - like a sponge






6. What is: the theory focused on 'how' of behavior; minds are a continuous flow of information about experiences - and role is to study the mind/behavior as they adapt to the environment






7. What is: the theory centered on behavior; see person as blank slate upon which impressions of experiences can be recorded.






8. Child's realization their sex will stay the same






9. First development of language; pre-speech






10. Individual sounds w/ in a word






11. What is: located in the limbic system - with primary function to store memories?






12. What are the two parts responsible for bending light and focusing it in the back of the eye?






13. Aside from learning disabilities - what physical problem do Kleinfelter people have?

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






15. Age at with children start feeling a fear of the dark - which can be strong and appear suddenly






16. Third element: There is a gap between what the child can do with help - and what they can do on their own; shows when a child has finally learned it






17. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






18. What side of the N/N debate means that all children are first good; believe it is the way they are brought up that affects personality and actions?






19. What is another name for a newborn?






20. When people are followed and studied over a long period of time and checked up on at certain points






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






22. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






23. When can a person's short term memory become incapacitated?






24. Which stage of development is: Initiative vs. Guilt? (trying different roles)






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






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






27. Stages that a person goes through when they find out they have an incurable disease or find out they are going to die

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28. Who did the experiment with baby monkeys about affection and love?






29. What are the three parts of memory?






30. Who coined the Theory of Moral Development?






31. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






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






33. 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)






34. Who made the first IQ test?






35. What is the middle number in a set of data called?






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






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






38. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






39. What is the name of the largest commissure?






40. What is: a permanent facility control done through surgical procedures?






41. A type of conditioning in which a person associates an action with a consequence






42. What are the two directions of growth in the embryo?






43. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






44. What do endocrine glands do?






45. What is another name for a sound wave's amplitude?






46. Third development of language






47. According to both Kohlberg and Piaget - the most immature reason to do something is to:






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






49. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






50. What is: a period in a child's development in which he/she is capable of understanding some things but not others