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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. Where are genes carried?






2. When a participant fills out a survey themselves about themselves






3. The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates






4. How much are the eyes developed in newborns?






5. When a researcher observes and studies subjects w/o interacting or interfering w/ them






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






7. When someone sees an incomplete form - they fill in the pieces and perceive it as it would be that way. What Gestalt principle is this an example of?






8. 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






9. A disorder where the bones are weakened and become porous - like a sponge






10. What are the two directions of growth in the embryo?






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Environment in which two (or more) children sit side by side - or near each other - and play without interacting with the other child or trying to influence them in any way. Most children engage in this type of enviornment.






18. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






19. The integrator between the outer and inner worlds - as well as the id and the superego. Gives continuity and consistency to behavior by providing a personal point of reference - which relates to the events of the past and actions of the present and o






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






21. What do children in early language development not understand?






22. What regulates internal temperature - eating - sleeping - drinking - emotions - and sexual activity?






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






24. A type of conditioning in which a person associates an action with a consequence






25. 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?






26. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






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






28. 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?






29. Individual sounds w/ in a word






30. A set of cases of people randomly chosen from a large group to represent that large group






31. What system is made up of the hypothalamus and other glands?






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






33. The first experiment of classical conditioning was done by who?






34. What are the three different types of teratogens?






35. The repetition of certain syllables






36. What is the thought process that considers an idea or belief (thesis) and acknowledges the idea's opposite (antithesis)?






37. 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)






38. Which thought process is: many ideas are brainstormed to explore many possible solutions; used in creative settings?






39. Therapy that involves the whole family






40. Biological theories of aging: as our bodies age - our immune systems become less effective at fighting disease - stress - etc.






41. What is a specific period in development when a certain event has the greatest impact? (For example - a certain period of time when a young bird can learn to fly)






42. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






43. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)






44. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






45. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz will often:






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






47. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables






48. The number which occurs the most often






49. Age at with children start feeling a fear of the dark - which can be strong and appear suddenly






50. Theory by Bandura; the interaction of a person's personality - the environment - and the behavior.