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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 sends commands to all other parts of the body?






2. 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?






3. Is there currently a cure for Alzheimer's disease?






4. Gilligan believed that ________ conflicted between self and other - while ________ conflicted between self and justice






5. Parenting styles: respects individually - but tries to instill social values






6. Therapy that involves the whole family






7. Which receptor is more sensitive to light - but is not used to view color?






8. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






9. Who was the psychoanalyst who documented stages of emotional growth in regards to babies?






10. What is the very critical period of the first 3 months in the womb?






11. What is the method of surgical delivery?






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






13. After how many cigarettes will the fetus definitely have problems--with a 50% greater risk of childhood cancer?






14. What is caused by one extra chromosome in the number 21?






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






16. The final stage of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. A stage you may never actually meet.






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. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






19. Which lobe is related to vision?






20. Who conducted a longitudinal study of smart kids - resulting that they become happy adults?






21. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure






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






23. How can parents avoid down syndrome in their children?






24. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






25. What thought process characterizes creative - gifted - or advanced children?






26. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






27. Fourth development of language






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






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






30. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?






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






32. 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






33. A collection of data from all cases or people in the chosen set






34. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






35. What is: the theory focused on 'how' of behavior; minds are a continuous flow of information about experiences - and role is to study the mind/behavior as they adapt to the environment






36. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?






37. What are the three different types of teratogens?






38. The awareness of being a male or female






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






40. What are: drugs taken within three days to prevent pregnancy from instances such as no protection - or a broken condom?






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






42. When something from conditioning carries over to another related area; made baby Albert afraid of all furry animals - rather than just rats






43. Rang the bell each time he fed the dog; eventually how early did the dogs start salivating?






44. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






45. Stages of friendship: one way assistance






46. Usually has a doctoral degree in psychology plus an internship; cannot prescribe medicine.






47. What is: irrelevant stimuli that compete for our attention (like traffic)






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






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






50. What is the opening of the iris - which looks black?