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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is: a period in a child's development in which he/she is capable of understanding some things but not others






2. What is: a mix of gender identity - gender roles - and orientation; recognition of ourselves as sexual beings.






3. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






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






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






6. When do the two fontanels harden?

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






8. When does language development begin?






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






10. What is: the difference made to one's mind by the process of assimilation?






11. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






12. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






13. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?






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






15. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:






16. What is: the process by which a person takes material into their mind from the environment - which may mean changing sensory evidence to make it fit?






17. What is the rating system to judge a baby's functionality when first born?






18. Chomsky believed that the ability to develop language skills was inherited in ______.






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






20. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






21. Biological theories of aging: like everything else in the world - the human body wears out






22. The final stage of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. A stage you may never actually meet.






23. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'






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






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






26. What is: the period of sexual maturation?






27. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






28. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?






29. What is another term for the system of hearing?






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






31. What is another name for a newborn?






32. What is: any pill designed to prevent pregnancy?






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






34. What is the study done to show that infants have depth perception?






35. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






36. Dying w/o a will






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






38. The best way to teach children values is?






39. What is the conception alternative where fertilization of the egg is done outside the body - and then transferred back into the body?






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






41. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






42. Which thought process is a creative process?






43. What is: the elated feeling adolescents have - that they are immune to risks - mortality and probability; false sense of security thinking they will never fall or get caught.






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






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






46. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






47. What is: when the mother consumes alcohol while her babies are in the womb?






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






49. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?






50. What is: the theory focused on 'how' of behavior; minds are a continuous flow of information about experiences - and role is to study the mind/behavior as they adapt to the environment