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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?






2. 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






3. How do you fix the problem of mother's cells attacking the baby's?






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






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






6. What is a learning disability in math - where concepts are learned one day and forgotten the next?






7. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






8. What is: the amount of pressure produced by a sound wave - measured in decibels?






9. What determines physical traits and is inherited from one or both parents?






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






11. What is the chance of a baby having PKU?






12. Fourth step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you begin to think about you self-esteem and how you feel as a person






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






14. What is: another form of consciousness involving very little effort; dreaming while awake or letting the mind wander?






15. Gilligan believed that Kholberg's theory described the male progression which she called the what?






16. Does a gamete (reproductive) cell have full or half set of chromosomes?






17. Believed each person had an idea of a 'perfect person' and tried to work towards being like that person as much as possible - believing that people needed to become 'fully functioning' individuals






18. 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






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






20. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?






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






22. Sigmund Freud's analysis of human personality and subconscious drives features three main components including:






23. What are areas in a baby's skull where cartilage hasn't yet hardened into bone?






24. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. What is: the process by which a society identifies its expectations?






30. What is: when a sample is taken from the fluid in the amniotic sac - to be tested for diseases or genetic traits?






31. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






32. Defense mechanism: feelings are redirected to someone else






33. 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?






34. How much alcohol is the safe amount to consume during pregnancy?






35. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






36. Visible signs of aging include:

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






38. How much are the eyes developed in newborns?






39. 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?






40. Piaget believed that the individual actively constructs knowledge about the world--what is the term for this?






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






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






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






44. Which thought process is: many ideas are brainstormed to explore many possible solutions; used in creative settings?






45. What are the different types of caregivers for pregnancy?






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






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






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






49. The process of unassociating the condition with the response






50. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?