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






2. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






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






4. 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?






5. A reinforcer that comes from within the individual--something emotional.






6. Second element: The presence of someone who knows more in an area - like a parent - teacher - coach - etc.?






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






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






9. Stage in which a person is concerned w/ how their action might affect society; the social contract orientation






10. When do children develop object permanence?






11. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






12. Which stage of development is: Intimacy vs. Isolation? (emotional ties with others)






13. What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause mental retardation without treatment?






14. What two things make up the central nervous system?






15. What is: any pill designed to prevent pregnancy?






16. What are the four characteristics of perception?






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Experiment when none of the doctors - researchers - and participants know who is getting the real drug






23. What is the study done to show that infants have depth perception?






24. 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?






25. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






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






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






28. What is the sense that gives information about balance and body movement? (if your body is moving - tilting - etc.)






29. What is: the elated feeling adolescents have - that they are immune to risks - mortality and probability; false sense of security thinking they will never fall or get caught.






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






31. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






32. When people w/in an experiment are assigned to a group randomly






33. Fourth development of language






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






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






36. Teaches that when a certain action is performed - there are consequences--reinforces good behavior with extrinsic/intrinsic reinforcers






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






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






39. What is: a child (especially preschool age) doesn't take into consideration other people's needs--their perceptions are limited to their own point of view






40. Stage in which a person abides by the law because they think that law is a higher order; laws cannot be broken under any circumstance; social-order-maintaining orientation






41. What is: structures in the cerebral cortex related to memory and emotion?






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






43. Which lobe is related to hearing?






44. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






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






46. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings






47. Contains the psychic content related to the primitive instincts of the body - notably sex and aggression - functioning entirely according to the pleasure-pain principle - seeking either immediate fulfillment or settling for a compromise fulfillment






48. What syndrome occurs when someone two X and one Y chromosome...and what gender does this make?






49. There are usually two groups in an experiment - titled:






50. What is: a mix of gender identity - gender roles - and orientation; recognition of ourselves as sexual beings.