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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time






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






3. How was the visual cliff study conducted?


4. How is ADHD diagnosed?






5. 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.






6. What is the name for depth perception cues made with both eyes?






7. Believing women followed a different progression than men - she called the moral progression of the woman what?






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






9. Third development of language






10. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






11. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






12. What are the four areas of taste that taste-buds recognize?






13. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






14. The negative effects of sensory deprivation (not as much attention) are more likely to _______ w/ the length of the stage.






15. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz will often:






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






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






18. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






19. 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?






20. What is the chance of having a boy or girl - according to Mendel's experiments in genetics?






21. What is the least developed part of a newborn (growth is not complete)?






22. The larger the sample:






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






24. Who was the psychoanalyst who documented stages of emotional growth in regards to babies?






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






26. There are usually two groups in an experiment - titled:






27. The process of unassociating the condition with the response






28. States that infants need to form at least one strong attachment such as to a parent - in order to develop normally


29. Defined as diseases which are either related to or caused by a sedentary lifestyle - in other words - caused by the lack of regular exercise or activity






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






31. Who argued that if psychology was a true science - then psychologists should only study what they could see and measure (behaviorist theory)?






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






33. When something from conditioning carries over to another related area; made baby Albert afraid of all furry animals - rather than just rats






34. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






35. What is: attraction to the same sex?






36. Visible signs of aging include:


37. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






38. What is: located in the limbic system - with primary function to store memories?






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






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






41. Who made the first IQ test?






42. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






43. What is: the moment an ovum/egg is fertilized by sperm?






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






45. What is: sexual self-stimulation or masturbation?






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






47. What are the four characteristics of perception?






48. What are the four layers that protect the brain?






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






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