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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. What is: when a child can't be conceived via the usual method?






2. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






3. What is: the most developed - and largest (80%) - part of the brain?






4. A lower number of the correlation coefficient - closer to the number zero shows a:






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






6. Third development of language






7. The distortion of the results






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






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






10. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics






11. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






12. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?






13. Read pages 22-25 for charts: Piaget's Stages of Development and Freud's Psychosexual Stages






14. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?






15. What is the clear membrane in front of the eye that protects it?






16. Which though process is follower thinking?






17. A communication style in which single words are used to communicate - typical of toddlers learning to speak - for example 'give' or 'mama'. The meaning is still understood even though complete sentences are not used






18. Which stage of development is: Generativity vs. Stagnation? (giving to the next generation)






19. What is the rating system to judge a baby's functionality when first born?






20. What is: expression of your maleness or femaleness on a daily basis?






21. What is the method in which a variable and constant are use to test theories?






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






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






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






25. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






26. What is: when adolescents truly believe themselves to be the center of the universe to those around them?






27. Defense mechanism: hiding the feelings and not acknowledging them






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






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






30. One's wishes for the distribution of one's property and possessions after death






31. Individual sounds w/ in a word






32. What is the term for the death of a child under one year - for no apparent reason?






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






34. What is: the theory focused on the individual's unconscious motivations?






35. What is a disease also called German measles?






36. Why is self-report data not as reliable as other research methods?






37. Where a group of people live together and the children of all the people are raised by one or two people






38. What is the part of the ear that includes the pinna and external auditory canal?






39. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






40. When can a person's short term memory become incapacitated?






41. What is: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






42. Which lobe is related to vision?






43. What is the middle number in a set of data called?






44. What is the perception characteristic that: you don't have to think about it for it to happen?






45. A correlation coefficient of zero






46. What is the sense that gives information about balance and body movement? (if your body is moving - tilting - etc.)






47. Used to show links between people - events - actions - behaviors - etc. while not determining the caus - rather is linked to statistics






48. What is the chance of a baby having PKU?






49. Stages of friendship: intimate






50. What is the medical means to terminate a pregnancy?







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