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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A set of cases of people randomly chosen from a large group to represent that large group






2. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






3. What is: relating new information to something familiar






4. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






5. The larger the sample:






6. 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.






7. What is: the theory to investigate the elements or 'structures' of the mind; classify structures and focus on conscious thought






8. What does the right half of the brain control?






9. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables






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






11. What does STDs stand for - including AIDS and herpes?






12. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?






13. A chronic condition that deteriorates the nerve fibers in the brain controlling memory - speech - and personality. Early symptoms including personality changes - lack of interest in activities - and change in sleep patterns.

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14. What is: when a child can't be conceived via the usual method?






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






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






17. When do children develop object permanence?






18. Who believed that children's thinking doesn't develop smoothly - but instead certain points where it 'takes off' and transitions into new areas?






19. The variable in which the researcher has direct control over






20. Parenting styles: makes few demands - hardly ever punishes






21. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






22. Anything which makes a behavior more likely to occur






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






24. What is: the amount of pressure produced by a sound wave - measured in decibels?






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






26. What is the conception alternative where semen is deposited into the body via a thin tube?






27. What side of the N/N debate means that all children are first good; believe it is the way they are brought up that affects personality and actions?






28. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?






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






30. What is: a permanent facility control done through surgical procedures?






31. According to both Kohlberg and Piaget - the most immature reason to do something is to:






32. What is: your thoughts - beliefs - attitudes - and values






33. What is: the realization that objects stay the same even when they are made to look different?






34. What is the name for minimum amount of something we can detect or sense?






35. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






36. Who introduced the scientific method?






37. Defense mechanism: you deny your feelings and come up with ways to justify your behavior






38. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






39. What is: the theory focused on the individual's unconscious motivations?






40. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






41. A disorder where the bones are weakened and become porous - like a sponge






42. What is the term for lack of responsiveness to other people?






43. What are the three parts of memory?






44. What is: the difference made to one's mind by the process of assimilation?






45. The best way to teach children values is?






46. The first experiment of classical conditioning was done by who?






47. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






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






49. What is: when the mother consumes alcohol while her babies are in the womb?






50. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?