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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: a child (especially preschool age) doesn't take into consideration other people's needs--their perceptions are limited to their own point of view






2. What part of the central nervous system controls all necessary functions of the body?






3. Who made the first IQ test?






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






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






6. The scientific study of words and sentences






7. A child that bounces back from a difficult situation






8. Which thought process is: a set of steps is followed to come to a correct answer; used in academic (math/science) settings?






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






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






11. What is: the type of thought that has to do with factual information--trivia - vocabulary - science - history?






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






13. What is the ability to identify correctly something encountered before?






14. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?






15. Which stage of development is: Identity vs. Role Confusion? (who am I)






16. Disagreed w/ Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development because his subjects were mainly male






17. The larger the sample:






18. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs






19. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






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






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






22. Which lobe is related to vision?






23. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






24. Stages of friendship: intimate






25. What is: the gland that controls release of hormones from the gonads?






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.






27. Recent research supports that children learn from listening to their parents talk to them in 'baby talk'; which aspect of language is this?






28. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






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






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






31. What is another name for a newborn?






32. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age






33. What is: an experienced practitioner who can attend pregnancies and deliveries?






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






35. Who introduced the scientific method?






36. If you are A positive blood - what is that in terms of Rh factor?






37. How does the pupil work?






38. When can a person's short term memory become incapacitated?






39. What is the term for: a child's understanding that once you leave the room - you are not gone forever - etc.?






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






41. What is the perception characteristic that: you don't have to think about it for it to happen?






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






43. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:






44. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics






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






46. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






47. Those who are mentally retarded are least likely to also have WHAT condition?






48. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






49. What is: a person's attraction to other people?






50. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings