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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is: attraction to the same sex?






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






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






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






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






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






7. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






8. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






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






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






11. A communication style in which single words are used to communicate - typical of toddlers learning to speak - for example 'give' or 'mama'. The meaning is still understood even though complete sentences are not used






12. What fluid covers the brain - and is used to transport chemicals and regulate pressure?






13. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






14. Failure to thrive is caused by:






15. Anything which makes a behavior more likely to occur






16. What is: term for how much someone values and respects themselves?






17. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






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






19. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?






20. A signal to society that certain rules have changed - this person is no longer a child






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






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






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






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






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






26. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






27. 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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28. Categories of old age: 75-84






29. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






30. What is the ability to identify correctly something encountered before?






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






32. Parenting styles: 'because I say so'--more prevalent in lower-class families






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






34. First development of language; pre-speech






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






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






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






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






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






40. In the Harlow experiment: between the wire monkey+bottle - and cloth monkey+no bottle - which fake mother did the babies prefer?






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






42. What is the chance of having a boy or girl - according to Mendel's experiments in genetics?






43. What are the four lobes of the brain?






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






45. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency






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






47. Defense mechanism: a type of displacement - a redirection of the feeling into a socially productive activity






48. What kind of problem can it cause when a husband and wife have different blood types?

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






50. Used to show links between people - events - actions - behaviors - etc. while not determining the caus - rather is linked to statistics