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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is: a person's attraction to other people?






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






3. The larger the sample:






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






5. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?






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






7. A reinforcer that comes from within the individual--something emotional.






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






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






10. What is the term for fraternal twins?






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

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12. 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?






13. What is the name for the two halves of the brain?






14. The smallest unit of a word which has meaning - may be bound or free






15. What is the term for lack of responsiveness to other people?






16. Who conducted a longitudinal study of smart kids - resulting that they become happy adults?






17. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure






18. Who coined the Theory of Moral Development?






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






20. What is: the fluid filled structure in the inner ear that looks like a snail?






21. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






22. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?






23. Who created structuralism?






24. What is: the difference made to one's mind by the process of assimilation?






25. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






26. Which receptor is used for color vision?






27. What is a common learning disability in reading?






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






29. If you are A positive blood - what is that in terms of Rh factor?






30. When does language development begin?






31. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?






32. Individual sounds w/ in a word






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






34. A chronic condition that deteriorates the nerve fibers in the brain controlling memory - speech - and personality. Early symptoms including personality changes - lack of interest in activities - and change in sleep patterns.

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35. What is the study done to show that infants have depth perception?






36. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings






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






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






39. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






40. What is the simple type of learning for getting used to something?






41. Visible signs of aging include:

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42. 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)






43. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?






44. What is the transparent part in the front of the eye?






45. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






46. There are usually two groups in an experiment - titled:






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






48. All other variables w/in an experiment that researchers do not have control over






49. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






50. Categories of old age: 85+







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