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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings






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






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






4. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?






5. What is: the theory centered on behavior; see person as blank slate upon which impressions of experiences can be recorded.






6. Infants develop a secure attachment when parents pay attention to and respond to a child's needs. What theory includes this statement?






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






8. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter






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






10. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






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






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






13. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






14. What are: the harmful substances to a developing fetus?






15. What is: the type of thought that has to do with factual information--trivia - vocabulary - science - history?






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






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






18. If a test measures what is meant to measure it is considered what?






19. Teaches that when a certain action is performed - there are consequences--reinforces good behavior with extrinsic/intrinsic reinforcers






20. Child's realization their sex will stay the same






21. Whatmakes a person able to see objects are they are - in 3 dimensions?






22. 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)






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






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






25. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






26. Time at which most children begin to speak actual words






27. A signal to society that certain rules have changed - this person is no longer a child






28. What are areas in a baby's skull where cartilage hasn't yet hardened into bone?






29. What is the most extreme outcome of a woman drinking during her pregnancy?






30. What is: the tone color or perceptual quality of a sound?






31. What is the part of the ear that includes the eardrum - anvil - and stirrup?






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






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






34. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






35. A higher number of the correlation coefficient closer to the number one shows a:






36. What is the name for the awareness of external and internal events?






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






38. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






39. 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






40. What is: your thoughts about what gives life purpose--the meaning of life - religion






41. What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause mental retardation without treatment?






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






43. When one variable increases while another variable decreases. We call this a what?






44. The negative effects of sensory deprivation (not as much attention) are more likely to _______ w/ the length of the stage.






45. The best way to teach children values is?






46. What is the term for low IQ and mental age of about 4 years old?






47. 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






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






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






50. Categories of old age: 75-84