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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stage in which you do what is right in order to gain status or approval from other people or society; 'good boy-good girl' orientation






2. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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3. What is: the process of working something out in your head; shows the difference between young children (act and try things out) and older (can do things in their heads)






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

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5. How many different theories of language development are there?






6. Why isn't an IQ test a good indicator for children over long periods of time?






7. Age at which children begin to share their toys and interact w/ one another - associative play






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






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






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






11. Disagreed w/ Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development because his subjects were mainly male






12. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






13. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






14. Why did studies used by Piaget and Freud lead to wrong conclusions?






15. When is anoxia a problem in births?






16. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






17. Visible signs of aging include:

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18. What coordinates all movements and muscles?






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






20. What are the two parts responsible for bending light and focusing it in the back of the eye?






21. Categories of old age: 85+






22. Stereotypes in genders; boys play with trucks and girls wear makeup - etc.






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






24. What is the method in which a variable and constant are use to test theories?






25. What is the name of the largest commissure?






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






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






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






29. True or False: Kohlberg believed that you go through each step of moral development one @ a time and could not skip them.






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






31. Does a gamete (reproductive) cell have full or half set of chromosomes?






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






33. What is the term for: a child's understanding that once you leave the room - you are not gone forever - etc.?






34. Defense mechanism in which complete rejection of the feeling or situation






35. Dying w/o a will






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






37. 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?






38. What is a disease also called German measles?






39. What is the variable that the experiment is trying to test?






40. Which though process is follower thinking?






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






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






43. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely






44. 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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45. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






46. Where are genes carried?






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






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






49. What is: when the mother consumes alcohol while her babies are in the womb?






50. The variable in which the researcher has direct control over