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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Self-aware - recognized - defined






2. What are the three parts of memory?






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






4. What is: the bumps on top of the tongue that contain taste buds?






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






6. How is ADHD diagnosed?






7. What is: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






8. 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.






9. Defense mechanism: hiding the feelings and not acknowledging them






10. What determines physical traits and is inherited from one or both parents?






11. Stages that a person goes through when they find out they have an incurable disease or find out they are going to die

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12. Which receptor is used for color vision?






13. How much alcohol is the safe amount to consume during pregnancy?






14. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






15. By the time they reach middle childhood - most girls will identify with one and only one _______.






16. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






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






18. Categories of old age: 65-74






19. What is another term for the system of hearing?






20. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






21. A test that gives information about a participant including standardized tests such as aptitude - interest - and personality tests






22. When do the two fontanels harden?

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23. What is the perception characteristic that: you don't have to think about it for it to happen?






24. What is: located in the limbic system - with primary function to store memories?






25. A correlation coefficient of zero






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






27. A way of obtaining information about a specific type of information in which questionnaires are given out to participants who are then asked to answer the questions to the best of their ability






28. Stage in which a person makes decisions according to his or her conscience; the universal ethical principal orientation; not many people ever reach this stage






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






30. Which lobe is related to hearing?






31. Why is self-report data not as reliable as other research methods?






32. When one variable increase - another variable increases. We call this a what?






33. What is: the way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?






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






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






36. What is being able to reproduce knowledge from memory?






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

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






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






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






41. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






42. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






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






44. Final stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'I'm ready'






45. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






46. Defense mechanism: transferring your thoughts and feelings onto others






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






48. Who created functionalism?






49. Aside from learning disabilities - what physical problem do Kleinfelter people have?

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50. Who thought of the mind as a stream of consciousness--a flow of emotions - sensations and thoughts?