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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






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






3. Which receptor is used for color vision?






4. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






5. What is: a person's attraction to other people?






6. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?






7. What is: the gland that controls release of hormones from the gonads?






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






9. 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)






10. Where nursing care is given meant to maximize the quality of life for someone who is dying






11. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






12. 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






13. Parenting styles: makes few demands - hardly ever punishes






14. All senses report to the thalamus except for one--which?






15. Categories of old age: 75-84






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






17. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age






18. What is a fertilized ovum or egg?






19. Which part of the ANS is the arousing part of the system?






20. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior






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






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






23. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






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






25. What is a disease also called German measles?






26. What is the part of the ear that includes the oval window - cochlea - and organ of Corti?






27. Stage in which a person is concerned w/ how their action might affect society; the social contract orientation






28. Stage at which children are egocentric and will therefore think divorce is their fault






29. What sends commands to all other parts of the body?






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






31. Age at which most children will identify specific 'best-friends'






32. Third element: There is a gap between what the child can do with help - and what they can do on their own; shows when a child has finally learned it






33. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






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






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






36. What is: the process by which a person takes material into their mind from the environment - which may mean changing sensory evidence to make it fit?






37. Categories of old age: 65-74






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






39. The number which occurs the most often






40. What is the white part of the eye that protects and manages the shape of the eye?






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






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






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






44. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






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






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






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






48. Rogers and Maslow are both:






49. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






50. Deaf children will often be more proficient at communicating through _______ than do hearing infants - often being able to sign at ten months old