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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. Means that the participants must know the content of the experiment and be warned of any risk or harm






2. All senses report to the thalamus except for one--which?






3. Which lobe is related to voluntary muscles and intelligence?






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






5. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






6. What thought process characterizes creative - gifted - or advanced children?






7. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






8. Stage in which you do what is right in order to gain status or approval from other people or society; 'good boy-good girl' orientation






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






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






11. Stage at which children are egocentric and will therefore think divorce is their fault






12. What is a common learning disability in reading?






13. What is: generalizations about each gender - such as that men are aggressive and logical - and women are nurturing and emotional






14. Third step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you may want to meet needs of belongings and love through relationships






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






16. Which stage of development is: Industry vs. Inferiority? (working with others)






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






18. Gilligan believed that ________ conflicted between self and other - while ________ conflicted between self and justice






19. What is the name for depth perception cues made with one eye?






20. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






21. What are the three parts of memory?






22. What is: your interactions with others in social situations






23. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






24. What are the two directions of growth in the embryo?






25. Defense mechanism: Turning a feeling into the exact opposite feeling






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






27. We smell when airborne molecules of an odor reach tiny receptor cells in the top of the nasal cavity; what is the name of this receptor area?






28. Age at which most children will identify specific 'best-friends'






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






30. What is the factor that always stays the same?






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






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






33. When people are followed and studied over a long period of time and checked up on at certain points






34. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






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






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






37. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs consists of which steps?






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






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






40. Level 2 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






41. 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?






42. What are the four lobes of the brain?






43. A type of research done inside of a lab - selected to monitor specific biological changes in individuals by using expensive and sophisticated machinery






44. What is: your sense of being a man or woman as defined by society?






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






46. What is: your feelings and reactions






47. What do endocrine glands do?






48. When is anoxia a problem in births?






49. The number which occurs the most often






50. Who did the experiment with baby monkeys about affection and love?