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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






2. After how many cigarettes will the fetus definitely have problems--with a 50% greater risk of childhood cancer?






3. Which stage of development is: Generativity vs. Stagnation? (giving to the next generation)






4. Which though process is follower thinking?






5. A baby repeating what you just said






6. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






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






8. Who introduced the scientific method?






9. Where nursing care is given meant to maximize the quality of life for someone who is dying






10. What gland releases hormones that regulate hormone secretions of other glands?






11. What is the characteristic that: you fill in areas that we do not have complete information about?






12. Who developed the theory of social development?






13. What is the name for the 'crack' in the middle of the brain halves?






14. What is: structures in the cerebral cortex related to memory and emotion?






15. What are the four characteristics of perception?






16. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






17. Who created structuralism?






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






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






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






21. What is the white part of the eye that protects and manages the shape of the eye?






22. What is: psychological definition for having more equal personality characteristics between male&female?






23. What is: when a person or animal responds to a neutral stimulus with a meaningful one






24. A term used in research used to describe something measurable usually expressed as a number






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






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






27. What is the sense that gives information about balance and body movement? (if your body is moving - tilting - etc.)






28. Which stage of development is: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (making their own decisions)






29. What does STDs stand for - including AIDS and herpes?






30. The scientific study of words and sentences






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






32. Gilligan believed that ________ conflicted between self and other - while ________ conflicted between self and justice






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






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

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35. Which thought process is a creative process?






36. List the levels (in order) of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






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






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






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






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






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






42. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






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






44. What are the four stages of sexual response?






45. What is: the ability to group objects together on the basis of common features?






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






47. What is: method of contraception by having no direct contact with partner's genitals?






48. When is anoxia a problem in births?






49. What is the method to find the amount that one variable changes in relation to another?






50. A reinforcer that comes from within the individual--something emotional.