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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. Gilligan believed that ________ conflicted between self and other - while ________ conflicted between self and justice






2. In a study - the researchers have direct control over this variable






3. How do you fix the problem of mother's cells attacking the baby's?






4. What houses memories and controls our responses to different sensory signals?






5. What is when the baby is born in a pool or bath with dim lights?






6. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?






7. What is: term for how much someone values and respects themselves?






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






9. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






10. What is another term for the system of hearing?






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






12. Aside from learning disabilities - what physical problem do Kleinfelter people have?

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






14. What is the factor that always stays the same?






15. What gland releases hormones that regulate hormone secretions of other glands?






16. Defense mechanism: Turning a feeling into the exact opposite feeling






17. What is the name for the bundles of axons - used to communicate between the two halves of brain?






18. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






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






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






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






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






23. Which thought process is: a set of steps is followed to come to a correct answer; used in academic (math/science) settings?






24. What is: your interactions with others in social situations






25. What is the name for depth perception cues made with both eyes?






26. What is the name for minimum amount of something we can detect or sense?






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






28. What is: areas of the body which - when touched - lead to sexual arousal?






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






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






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






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






33. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






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






35. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?






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






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






38. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






39. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






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






41. What is: term used to describe a person's belief that they can perform a task successfully?






42. 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






43. What are the four stages of sexual response?






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






45. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?






46. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?






47. List the levels (in order) of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






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






49. What is a common learning disability in reading?






50. What is: long lasting contraceptive where six capsules are injected in a woman's arm?