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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. What is: the representation in the mind of a set of perceptions - ideas - and actions - which go together






2. 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?






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






4. What are: general term for the reproductive organs in a male or female?






5. The best way to teach children values is?






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






7. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






8. What is: the bumps on top of the tongue that contain taste buds?






9. What is a learning disability in math - where concepts are learned one day and forgotten the next?






10. What is the name for the two halves of the brain?






11. What is the part in the back of the eye that includes receptors called rods and cones?






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






13. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






14. What is: the part of the ear inside the cochlea; contains sensors that change energy into impulses to be decoded by the brain?






15. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






16. What is: irrelevant stimuli that compete for our attention (like traffic)






17. What is: your thoughts - beliefs - attitudes - and values






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






19. What is: the fluid filled structure in the inner ear that looks like a snail?






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






21. The name most associated with operant conditioning is who?






22. What is the part of the ear that includes the oval window - cochlea - and organ of Corti?






23. What system is made up of the hypothalamus and other glands?






24. Age at which children begin to share their toys and interact w/ one another - associative play






25. Used to show links between people - events - actions - behaviors - etc. while not determining the caus - rather is linked to statistics






26. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






27. The scientific study of words and sentences






28. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






29. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative






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






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






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






33. What are the four components of psychosocial health?






34. First development of language; pre-speech






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






36. The average of a data set






37. Where a group of people live together and the children of all the people are raised by one or two people






38. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






39. What is a disease also called German measles?






40. Experiment where researchers made a baby afraid of rats through classical conditioning






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






42. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






43. What do endocrine glands do?






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






45. When does language development begin?






46. What is: the debate between whether a child is born a bad seed--with whatever disposition/tastes/personality they were meant to have; or that a child is born good - with their upbringing affecting their later personality and actions.






47. Second development of language - still pre-speech; repetition of meaningful sounds






48. What attention disorders also interfere with the learning process?






49. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?






50. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?