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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is: the part of the ear inside the cochlea; contains sensors that change energy into impulses to be decoded by the brain?






2. The process of unassociating the condition with the response






3. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






4. Where are genes carried?






5. A baby repeating what you just said






6. What 4 main problems do fetal alcohol syndrome cause?






7. What is: the number of full wavelengths that pass through a point in a given amount of time






8. Rogers and Maslow are both:






9. Which thought process is: a set of steps is followed to come to a correct answer; used in academic (math/science) settings?






10. What thought process characterizes creative - gifted - or advanced children?






11. What is the term to describe the thinking part of health?






12. What is: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






13. A system which uses operant conditioning to make less probable actions more likely to occur by using more probable actions as reinforcers






14. What is: relating new information to something familiar






15. The most direct measure of syntax in middle childhood is what?






16. Defense mechanism: you deny your feelings and come up with ways to justify your behavior






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






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






19. What is: an M.D. who specializes in OB-GYN?






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






21. Fourth development of language






22. The integrator between the outer and inner worlds - as well as the id and the superego. Gives continuity and consistency to behavior by providing a personal point of reference - which relates to the events of the past and actions of the present and o






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






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






25. Who coined the Theory of Moral Development?






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






27. Which stage of development is: Intimacy vs. Isolation? (emotional ties with others)






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






29. What is the ability to identify correctly something encountered before?






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






31. Rang the bell each time he fed the dog; eventually how early did the dogs start salivating?






32. What is the opening of the iris - which looks black?






33. What are the four areas of taste that taste-buds recognize?






34. What is: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






35. Stage in which a person makes decisions according to his or her conscience; the universal ethical principal orientation; not many people ever reach this stage






36. What regulates internal temperature - eating - sleeping - drinking - emotions - and sexual activity?






37. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?






38. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






39. What is: the gland that controls release of hormones from the gonads?






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






41. What is the name for depth perception cues made with both eyes?






42. What disorder causes a person to have difficulty concentration - be easily distracted - or constantly in motion?






43. The negative effects of sensory deprivation (not as much attention) are more likely to _______ w/ the length of the stage.






44. When does language development begin?






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






46. Theory that language abilities devlop innately; there must be some mechanism in the brain which aids in language acquisition; who came up with this theory?






47. What two other chemicals do the adrenal glands secrete?






48. What is: growth from the center (spine) outward - where vital organs form before the extremities?






49. What is the name for depth perception cues made with one eye?






50. Who created structuralism?