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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. The larger the sample:






2. How many different theories of language development are there?






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






4. How is IQ calculated?






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






6. Who first coined self-efficacy?






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






8. Who developed the theory of social development?






9. 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






10. Stages of friendship: intimate






11. The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates






12. What section of the nervous system is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response?






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






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






15. A signal to society that certain rules have changed - this person is no longer a child






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






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






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






19. The repetition of certain syllables






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






21. Theory that every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first between people - then inside the child.






22. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






23. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?






24. An environment where children live and attend school






25. What is: the most developed - and largest (80%) - part of the brain?






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






27. After how many cigarettes will the fetus definitely have problems--with a 50% greater risk of childhood cancer?






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






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






30. Who made the first IQ test?






31. When a researcher observes and studies subjects w/o interacting or interfering w/ them






32. When does language development begin?






33. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






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






35. Defense mechanism in which complete rejection of the feeling or situation






36. All other variables w/in an experiment that researchers do not have control over






37. When do the two fontanels harden?

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






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






40. Self-aware - recognized - defined






41. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






42. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






43. A system which uses operant conditioning to make less probable actions more likely to occur by using more probable actions as reinforcers






44. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






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






46. A set of cases of people randomly chosen from a large group to represent that large group






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






48. Also called learning theory - based on the principle of observing and correcting behavior






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






50. The process of unassociating the condition with the response