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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. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:






2. Experiment where researchers made a baby afraid of rats through classical conditioning






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






4. The most direct measure of syntax in middle childhood is what?






5. What is the ring of muscles that makes up the colored part of the eye?






6. What is: the moment an ovum/egg is fertilized by sperm?






7. 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






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






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






10. The number which occurs the most often






11. A reinforcer that is physical (tangible) or from the environment - like payment for work - or a prize






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






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






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






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






16. A type of research done inside of a lab - selected to monitor specific biological changes in individuals by using expensive and sophisticated machinery






17. What are the different types of caregivers for pregnancy?






18. According to both Kohlberg and Piaget - the most immature reason to do something is to:






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






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






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






22. Biological theories of aging: we only have a certain number of cells - which are programmed to only replicate so many times before they are finished and the body begins to deteriorate






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






24. How many PAIRS of chromosomes do body cells have?






25. What does STDs stand for - including AIDS and herpes?






26. How is IQ calculated?






27. What is: a mix of gender identity - gender roles - and orientation; recognition of ourselves as sexual beings.






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






29. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






30. What is: the theory that all people are inherently good and motivated to achieve their full potential






31. What most-extreme fate does syphillis often cause in infants?






32. Third step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you may want to meet needs of belongings and love through relationships






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






34. What are: vibrations in the air that we receive through the ear to be processed?






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






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






37. What is: generalizations about each gender - such as that men are aggressive and logical - and women are nurturing and emotional






38. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






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






40. What is: a permanent facility control done through surgical procedures?






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






42. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






43. What is: the way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?






44. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






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






46. In the Harlow experiment: between the wire monkey+bottle - and cloth monkey+no bottle - which fake mother did the babies prefer?






47. A correlation coefficient of zero






48. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






49. What is: the representation in the mind of a set of perceptions - ideas - and actions - which go together






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