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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. Who first coined self-efficacy?






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






3. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?






4. Deaf children will often be more proficient at communicating through _______ than do hearing infants - often being able to sign at ten months old






5. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






6. How does the pupil work?






7. Dying w/o a will






8. One's wishes for the distribution of one's property and possessions after death






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






10. Failure to thrive is caused by:






11. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






12. What is the least developed part of a newborn (growth is not complete)?






13. A child that is always in a hurry






14. Why did studies used by Piaget and Freud lead to wrong conclusions?






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






16. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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






18. When is anoxia a problem in births?






19. Also called learning theory - based on the principle of observing and correcting behavior






20. The study of the aging process






21. Stage in which a person abides by the law because they think that law is a higher order; laws cannot be broken under any circumstance; social-order-maintaining orientation






22. What is the perception characteristic that: you don't have to think about it for it to happen?






23. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






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






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






26. Why does a gamete have a half set of chromosomes?






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






28. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






29. The name most associated with operant conditioning is who?






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






31. What is the part of the ear that includes the pinna and external auditory canal?






32. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






33. What is: irrelevant stimuli that compete for our attention (like traffic)






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






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






36. Defense mechanism: feelings are redirected to someone else






37. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age






38. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later






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






40. Disagreed w/ Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development because his subjects were mainly male






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






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






43. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






44. Why is autism rare in children for the first 2 1/2 years?

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45. A reinforcer that is physical (tangible) or from the environment - like payment for work - or a prize






46. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






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






48. First development of language; pre-speech






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






50. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?







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