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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. When is anoxia a problem in births?






2. What is the part of the ear that includes the oval window - cochlea - and organ of Corti?






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






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






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






6. What is: when adolescents truly believe themselves to be the center of the universe to those around them?






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






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






9. Chomsky believed that the ability to develop language skills was inherited in ______.






10. What kind of childbirth did Dr. Grantly Dick Read start teaching?






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






12. What is: long lasting contraceptive where six capsules are injected in a woman's arm?






13. Stages of friendship: one way assistance






14. What is the method of surgical delivery?






15. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






16. What does the left half of the brain control?






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






18. Self-aware - recognized - defined






19. Believed each person had an idea of a 'perfect person' and tried to work towards being like that person as much as possible - believing that people needed to become 'fully functioning' individuals






20. Where nursing care is given meant to maximize the quality of life for someone who is dying






21. States that infants need to form at least one strong attachment such as to a parent - in order to develop normally

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






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






24. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






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






26. What is a fertilized ovum or egg?






27. What is the term for the death of a child under one year - for no apparent reason?






28. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






29. What is the simple type of learning for getting used to something?






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






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






32. What is the variable that the experiment is trying to test?






33. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






34. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?






35. Why does a gamete have a half set of chromosomes?






36. Failure to thrive is caused by:






37. What regulates internal temperature - eating - sleeping - drinking - emotions - and sexual activity?






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






39. What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?






40. An environment where children live and attend school






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






42. The scientific study of words and sentences






43. First development of language; pre-speech






44. What is: an M.D. who specializes in OB-GYN?






45. What is another name for a newborn?






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






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






48. What gland releases hormones that regulate hormone secretions of other glands?






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






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