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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why does a gamete have a half set of chromosomes?






2. Stage in which you see the right action as what satisfies your personal needs; a person becomes aware of two different viewpoints






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






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






5. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






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






7. Stages of friendship: intimate






8. What is the term for fraternal twins?






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






10. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






11. What is: term used to describe a person's belief that they can perform a task successfully?






12. What is: the theory to investigate the elements or 'structures' of the mind; classify structures and focus on conscious thought






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






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






15. When do children develop object permanence?






16. What does the left half of the brain control?






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






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






19. What is: attraction to both sexes?






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






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






22. 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






23. What is the method in which a variable and constant are use to test theories?






24. What is: the theory that all people are inherently good and motivated to achieve their full potential






25. Rogers and Maslow are both:






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






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






28. What is the term for low IQ and mental age of about 4 years old?






29. What is the factor that always stays the same?






30. 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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






35. Fourth stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'There's nothing I can do about this'






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






37. What is: the tone color or perceptual quality of a sound?






38. 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






39. Who believed that children's thinking doesn't develop smoothly - but instead certain points where it 'takes off' and transitions into new areas?






40. Which though process is follower thinking?






41. What is another name for a newborn?






42. What is: a state of mental balance - reconciling new experiences with new understanding






43. Theory that every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first between people - then inside the child.






44. The number which occurs the most often






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






46. The first experiment of classical conditioning was done by who?






47. What is the term for the death of a child under one year - for no apparent reason?






48. What is the term for identical twins?






49. Self-esteem begins forming in:






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