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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology
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1. What is: a child (especially preschool age) doesn't take into consideration other people's needs--their perceptions are limited to their own point of view
The infant wants to be in proximity of the person who cares for them as a form of self-preservation. If a child feels that their caregiver is nearby and attentive - they feel confident to explore their surroundings. If not - they feel anxious and ove
Egocentric behavior
Cross-modal perception
Mental health
2. What part of the central nervous system controls all necessary functions of the body?
Sigmund Freud
The brain
Young-old
Egocentric behavior
3. Who made the first IQ test?
Loudness
Alfred Binet
23 pairs
William James
4. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?
Multiple caretakers
Toxic shock syndrome
Mendel
Dialectical perspective
5. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?
Dyscalcula
Occipital - temporal - frontal - and parietal.
Fetal death
Dura mater
6. The scientific study of words and sentences
Semantics
Punishment
Emotional health
Psychoanalytical
7. A child that bounces back from a difficult situation
Functionalism
Resilient child
Kleinfelter Syndrome; male
Alfred Binet
8. Which thought process is: a set of steps is followed to come to a correct answer; used in academic (math/science) settings?
Psychoanalytical
Convergent thinking
Spiritual health
Infertility
9. What is the name for depth perception cues made with both eyes?
90%
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Physical needs
Binocular cues
10. Does a gamete (reproductive) cell have full or half set of chromosomes?
Half (23)
Strong correlation
Content validity
Bell would ring - then feed the dogs - Dogs would salivate when given food - Over time dogs began to salivate simply at ring of bell
11. What is: the type of thought that has to do with factual information--trivia - vocabulary - science - history?
The more accurate the result
Stillbirth
Crystallized intelligence
Qualitative
12. Age at which children begin to share their toys and interact w/ one another - associative play
Iris
Pia mater
3
Freud
13. What is the ability to identify correctly something encountered before?
Occipital lobe
Recognition
Preoperational stage (ages 3-6)
12+
14. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?
Wear-and-Tear Theory
Three
Base of the skull; size of a pea
Belonging and love
15. Which stage of development is: Identity vs. Role Confusion? (who am I)
Thalamus
Qualitative
Adolescent
99%
16. Disagreed w/ Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development because his subjects were mainly male
Stage 6
Survey
Limbic system
Gilligan
17. The larger the sample:
The more accurate the result
Pupil
On chromosomes
Auditory System
18. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs
Ethics
Resilient child
Morality of Justice
Psychiatrist
19. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely
Random assignment
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Negative reinforcer
Placebo effect
20. Who argued that if psychology was a true science - then psychologists should only study what they could see and measure (behaviorist theory)?
Critical period
Resilient child
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
John Watson
21. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?
The more accurate the result
Stillbirth
Extinction
Ferdinand Lamaze
22. Which lobe is related to vision?
Cesarean birth
Structuralism
Psychological maltreatment
Occipital lobe
23. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered
6-12
Behavioral
Injections
Consciousness
24. Stages of friendship: intimate
9-15
Breast-feeding
Experimental group and control group
Zone of Proximal Development
25. What is: the gland that controls release of hormones from the gonads?
Subject
Pituitary gland
Abortion
The cerebrum
26. 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.
Parallel play
Nature vs. nurture
Syphillis and rubella
1 in 14 -000
27. Recent research supports that children learn from listening to their parents talk to them in 'baby talk'; which aspect of language is this?
Cross-modal perception
No correlation
Reaction Formation
Social aspect of language
28. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?
90%
Experimental group and control group
Morality of Justice
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
29. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later
Base of the skull; size of a pea
Six or seven months
Self-efficacy
Autoimmune Theory
30. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative
Telegraphic speech
Gerontology
Punishment
Emergency contraception
31. What is another name for a newborn?
Cornea and lens
Neonate
Social learning theory
Recall
32. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age
Virginia Apgar - or Apgar Rating
Humanistic Theorists
Dependent variable
Genetic Mutation
33. What is: an experienced practitioner who can attend pregnancies and deliveries?
Wilhelm Wundt
Midwife
Appearance - pulse - grimace (reflex) - activity - and respiration
Cooing
34. 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
Cross-modal perception
Survey
Operation
Mendel
35. Who introduced the scientific method?
Outer ear
Cognitive improvement
Francis Bacon--16th century
Cochlea
36. If you are A positive blood - what is that in terms of Rh factor?
Gene
Id
Adrenal glands
Rh positive
37. How does the pupil work?
Norplant
Social learning theory
Opens and closes to let the correct amount of light in
4-9
38. When can a person's short term memory become incapacitated?
As they age
It measures a child against their peers - in that moment
Cerebral anoxia
Super Ego
39. What is the term for: a child's understanding that once you leave the room - you are not gone forever - etc.?
Homophobia
Obstetrician-gynecologist
Medicated delivery
Object permanence
40. A link between a stimulus and a response in which a person or animal associates or substitutes a neutral stimulus with the actual stimulus
Classical conditioning
Median
Operant Conditioning
Noise
41. What is the perception characteristic that: you don't have to think about it for it to happen?
Medicated delivery
Automatic
Self-concept
Behaviorism
42. A communication style in which single words are used to communicate - typical of toddlers learning to speak - for example 'give' or 'mama'. The meaning is still understood even though complete sentences are not used
Holophrase syntax
Proximodistal
Genetic Mutation
Women - men
43. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:
IUD
Cut in half
Operant conditioning
Random assignment
44. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics
Ivan Pavlov
Biological
Divergent thinkers
The brain/the cerebral cortex
45. What attention disorders also interfere with the learning process?
It measures a child against their peers - in that moment
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Holophrase syntax
John Watson
46. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?
Selective
Contraception
Nurture
Puberty
47. Those who are mentally retarded are least likely to also have WHAT condition?
Cerebral palsy
Drugs - diseases (like HIV - rubella) - and pollutants (mercury - radiation - etc)
Selective
Set high standards - assist along the way
48. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent
Outer ear
12+
Abortion
The posterior (back) fontanel: within two months of birth. The anterior (front) fontanel: by the child's 2nd birthday.
49. What is: a person's attraction to other people?
Autonomic Nervous System
Full (46)
Pia mater
Sexual orientation
50. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings
Hospice
Biological; Behavioral; Cognitive; Humanistic; Psychoanalytical; Structuralism; Functionalism; Nature vs. Nurture
Cerebrospinal fluid
Regression