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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. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?






2. Third development of language






3. What is: the theory focused on 'how' of behavior; minds are a continuous flow of information about experiences - and role is to study the mind/behavior as they adapt to the environment






4. A link between a stimulus and a response in which a person or animal associates or substitutes a neutral stimulus with the actual stimulus






5. Defined as diseases which are either related to or caused by a sedentary lifestyle - in other words - caused by the lack of regular exercise or activity






6. Dying w/o a will






7. What are the four layers that protect the brain?






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






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






10. What is: relating new information to something familiar






11. Who believed that children's thinking doesn't develop smoothly - but instead certain points where it 'takes off' and transitions into new areas?






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






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






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






15. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






16. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






17. Does a somatic (body) cell have a full - or half - set of chromosomes?






18. What types of drugs can hurt a developing fetus if taken by the mother?






19. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






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






21. How is extinction best achieved?






22. The distortion of the results






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






24. Parenting styles: respects individually - but tries to instill social values






25. Who made the first IQ test?






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






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






28. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






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






30. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'






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






32. Id - Ego - and Super Ego were all founded by who?






33. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?






34. What are the five areas of Apgar Rating - with scores of 0-2 in each?






35. Therapy that involves the whole family






36. 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)






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






38. What are: drugs taken within three days to prevent pregnancy from instances such as no protection - or a broken condom?






39. What is a common learning disability in reading?






40. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






41. When a participant fills out a survey themselves about themselves






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






43. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






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






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






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






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






48. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






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






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