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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. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






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






3. What is the term for identical twins?






4. An environment where children live and attend school






5. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






6. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






7. What do children in early language development not understand?






8. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






9. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables






10. Experiment when none of the doctors - researchers - and participants know who is getting the real drug






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






12. What is the clear membrane in front of the eye that protects it?






13. The awareness of being a male or female






14. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






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






16. Stage in which you do what is right in order to gain status or approval from other people or society; 'good boy-good girl' orientation






17. A way of obtaining information about a specific type of information in which questionnaires are given out to participants who are then asked to answer the questions to the best of their ability






18. Second element: The presence of someone who knows more in an area - like a parent - teacher - coach - etc.?






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






20. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






21. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?






22. What is: expression of your maleness or femaleness on a daily basis?






23. What is the medical means to terminate a pregnancy?






24. The smallest unit of a word which has meaning - may be bound or free






25. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






26. In a child - can be expressed as 'nobody likes me'






27. A baby repeating what you just said






28. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)






29. 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






30. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?






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






32. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time






33. Second stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This is unfair. Why me?'






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






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






36. What coordinates all movements and muscles?






37. Id - Ego - and Super Ego were all founded by who?






38. What kind of childbirth did Dr. Grantly Dick Read start teaching?






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






40. Parenting styles: respects individually - but tries to instill social values






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






42. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






43. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






44. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






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






46. What is the term for lack of responsiveness to other people?






47. When someone sees an incomplete form - they fill in the pieces and perceive it as it would be that way. What Gestalt principle is this an example of?






48. 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?






49. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






50. The best way to teach children values is?