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






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






3. What is: small device to block access to the uterus; left in place with spermicide for 6-8 hours - in order to kill any remaining sperm?






4. In a study - the researchers have direct control over this variable






5. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






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






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






8. What is: growth from the head downward (head develops before rest of the body)?






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






10. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






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






12. Failure to thrive is caused by:






13. A reinforcer that is physical (tangible) or from the environment - like payment for work - or a prize






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






15. What is the main relay station for incoming sensory signals to the cerebral cortex - and outgoing motor signals from it?






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






17. What is the method of surgical delivery?






18. What is a learning disability in math - where concepts are learned one day and forgotten the next?






19. What is the white part of the eye that protects and manages the shape of the eye?






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






21. Third element: There is a gap between what the child can do with help - and what they can do on their own; shows when a child has finally learned it






22. What are: the harmful substances to a developing fetus?






23. Which stage of development is: Initiative vs. Guilt? (trying different roles)






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






25. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






26. Theory that language abilities devlop innately; there must be some mechanism in the brain which aids in language acquisition; who came up with this theory?






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






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






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






30. A system which uses operant conditioning to make less probable actions more likely to occur by using more probable actions as reinforcers






31. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






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






33. The name most associated with operant conditioning is who?






34. Biological theories of aging: like everything else in the world - the human body wears out






35. Which thought process is: many ideas are brainstormed to explore many possible solutions; used in creative settings?






36. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






37. Applied when a test measures something more than one facet






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






39. What is: the process by which a person takes material into their mind from the environment - which may mean changing sensory evidence to make it fit?






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






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






42. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






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






44. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'






45. What are the four areas of taste that taste-buds recognize?






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






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






48. What is: expression of your maleness or femaleness on a daily basis?






49. Stage in which you see the right action as what satisfies your personal needs; a person becomes aware of two different viewpoints






50. What are: the principles and standards of behavior - including morals; right/wrong and having one's actions correlate with their beliefs