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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A correlation coefficient of zero






2. Defense mechanism: a type of displacement - a redirection of the feeling into a socially productive activity






3. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)






4. What is: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






5. What are areas in a baby's skull where cartilage hasn't yet hardened into bone?






6. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






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






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






9. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






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






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






12. What is the conception alternative where fertilization of the egg is done outside the body - and then transferred back into the body?






13. What is: the number of full wavelengths that pass through a point in a given amount of time






14. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






15. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure






16. What is the middle number in a set of data called?






17. Who believed that the unconscious motivates our actions - through the id - ego - and superego?






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






19. Stages of friendship: Momentary playmates






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






21. What most-extreme fate does syphillis often cause in infants?






22. Which receptor is used for color vision?






23. What houses memories and controls our responses to different sensory signals?






24. What is the medical term for birth of a dead baby?






25. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






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






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






28. By the time they reach middle childhood - most girls will identify with one and only one _______.






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






30. What disorder causes a person to have difficulty concentration - be easily distracted - or constantly in motion?






31. What is: a state of mental balance - reconciling new experiences with new understanding






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






33. Which lobe is related to vision?






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






35. Types of child play in chronological order:






36. Self-esteem begins forming in:






37. Fourth step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you begin to think about you self-esteem and how you feel as a person






38. What is another name for a newborn?






39. Final stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'I'm ready'






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






41. Which part of the ANS is the arousing part of the system?






42. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?






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






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






45. What is the thought process that considers an idea or belief (thesis) and acknowledges the idea's opposite (antithesis)?






46. What is: the way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?






47. What is: the process by which a society identifies its expectations?






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






49. Parenting styles: 'because I say so'--more prevalent in lower-class families






50. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?