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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology
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1. Level 2 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages
Monozygotic twins
Divergent thinking
3 & 4
Selective attention
2. What side of the N/N debate means that a child will be born with whatever disposition - tastes - personality they were 'meant' to have; believe that there are bad seeds.
Amniocentesis
Epinephrine and norepinephrine
Nature
Autoimmune Theory
3. What is the conception alternative where fertilization of the egg is done outside the body - and then transferred back into the body?
Obstetrician-gynecologist - family practitioner - or midwife
In vitro fertilization
Mentally retarded
Puberty
4. What is a fertilized ovum or egg?
Erogenous zones
Inner ear
Zygote
Figurative language
5. What is the term for identical twins?
Infant
Neonate
Elaboration
Monozygotic twins
6. A correlation coefficient of zero
No correlation
Watching their parents
Childhood depression
Ethics
7. What are the five areas of Apgar Rating - with scores of 0-2 in each?
Classification
Appearance - pulse - grimace (reflex) - activity - and respiration
Wilhelm Wundt
Iris
8. 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
Women - men
John Watson
Functionalism
Parasympathetic
9. What is: another form of consciousness involving very little effort; dreaming while awake or letting the mind wander?
Papillae
Daydreaming
10
Women - men
10. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages
5 & 6
Miscarriages or stillbirths
Humanistic
Pituitary gland
11. What is: attraction to the same sex?
Consciousness
ADHD
Homosexual
Cerebral cortex
12. By the time they reach middle childhood - most girls will identify with one and only one _______.
Breast-feeding
Retina
Best friend
Denial
13. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely
Humanistic
Short attention span
Virginia Apgar - or Apgar Rating
Negative reinforcer
14. What are the three different areas of the Autonomic Nervous System?
Sympathetic - parasympathetic - and enteric
Super Ego
Habituation
Displacement
15. Who created structuralism?
Syphillis and rubella
Wilhelm Wundt
Through actions - doing what you believe is correct
Long labors or birth complications
16. Who developed the theory of social development?
Morality of Justice
Gender role stereotypes
Amniocentesis
Vygotsky
17. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?
Fetal tobacco syndrome
Spiritual health
Deferred imitation
Cross-modal perception
18. What is: the type of thought related to numerical and intellectual puzzles--with both quick & creative responses?
Fluid intelligence
Emergency contraception
Adrenal glands
Sympathetic nervous system
19. How do you fix the problem of mother's cells attacking the baby's?
Schema
Injections
Temporal lobe
Convergent thinking
20. What is the term for the death of a child under one year - for no apparent reason?
Temporal lobe
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
10-14 months
Preconventional - conventional - postconventional
21. A baby repeating what you just said
Freud
Echolalia
Recall
Displacement
22. What types of drugs can hurt a developing fetus if taken by the mother?
All drugs - including over the counter - aspirin - coffee
Hypothalamus
Norplant
4
23. Rang the bell each time he fed the dog; eventually how early did the dogs start salivating?
Depo-Provera
Natural observation
Resilient child
As soon as the bell was rung
24. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?
Multiple caretakers
Limbic system
2
Pons
25. What is the part in the back of the eye that includes receptors called rods and cones?
Retina
Celibacy
Hypothalamus
Set high standards - assist along the way
26. Putting disabled students w/ normal students
Mainstreaming
Injections
Denial
Stimulus generalization
27. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?
Developmental norm
The brain
Sexually transmitted diseases
Class inclusion
28. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?
It measures a child against their peers - in that moment
4
Functionalism
Irritability - social responsiveness - and activity level
29. Second development of language - still pre-speech; repetition of meaningful sounds
Cesarean birth
Ageism
Sampling
Babbling
30. What thought process is supported by the example that: infants are given an object to hold - and then can recognize by sight the object.
90%
Rationalization
Cross-modal perception
IUD
31. Theory by Bandura; the interaction of a person's personality - the environment - and the behavior.
ADHD
Reciprocal determinism
Bisexual
Nature vs. nurture
32. Why isn't an IQ test a good indicator for children over long periods of time?
They can be coached into learning a type of test--do better or worse - etc.
Best friend
1 in 14 -000
Dizygotic twins
33. Theory that every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first between people - then inside the child.
Social development or social cognition
Quantitative
Hospice
Cerebral palsy
34. States that infants need to form at least one strong attachment such as to a parent - in order to develop normally
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35. What is the chance of having a boy or girl - according to Mendel's experiments in genetics?
Cochlea
The right hand - right eye - and speech
50%
A census
36. What is the perception characteristic that: you don't have to think about it for it to happen?
Divergent thinking
Intestate
Multiple caretakers
Automatic
37. What is: the ability to group objects together on the basis of common features?
True
Perception
Operant conditioning
Classification
38. What is the term to describe the thinking part of health?
Mental health
Family situation - the world around you - lifespan - and maturity.
Left hand - left eye - and simple comprehension
1 in 14 -000
39. What part of the central nervous system controls all necessary functions of the body?
RU-486
Longitudinal Study
The brain
Clinical psychologist
40. What is: an experienced practitioner who can attend pregnancies and deliveries?
Dyslexia
Midwife
Celibacy
1 & 2
41. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?
Base of the skull; size of a pea
Raymond Cattell
Stage
Self-concept
42. List the levels (in order) of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
50%
Gender roles
Vestibular sense
Preconventional - conventional - postconventional
43. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics
Hypokinetic diseases
Stage 3
Miscarriages or stillbirths
Biological
44. The awareness of being a male or female
Homosexual
Reinforcer
Intestate
Gender identity
45. Who conducted a longitudinal study of smart kids - resulting that they become happy adults?
ADHD
B.F. Skinner
First trimester
Lewis Terman
46. When something from conditioning carries over to another related area; made baby Albert afraid of all furry animals - rather than just rats
Behavioral
Displacement
Stimulus generalization
Jean Piaget
47. Which lobe is related to hearing?
Erik Erikson
Pituitary gland
Temporal lobe
Social development or social cognition
48. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.
Hour of love
It measures a child against their peers - in that moment
Mode
Correlation Research
49. What are: drugs taken within three days to prevent pregnancy from instances such as no protection - or a broken condom?
10-14 months
Wilhelm Wundt
Emergency contraception
Classical conditioning
50. Stages of friendship: intimate
Toddler
9-15
Quantitative
Dura mater