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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Id - Ego - and Super Ego were all founded by who?






2. The repetition of certain syllables






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






4. Stage in which a person abides by the law because they think that law is a higher order; laws cannot be broken under any circumstance; social-order-maintaining orientation






5. Third element: There is a gap between what the child can do with help - and what they can do on their own; shows when a child has finally learned it






6. A correlation coefficient of zero






7. What is: when a person or animal responds to a neutral stimulus with a meaningful one






8. What controls breathing and heart rate?






9. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






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






11. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables






12. Where are genes carried?






13. Fourth stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'There's nothing I can do about this'






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






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






16. Is there currently a cure for Alzheimer's disease?






17. Stage in which a person is concerned w/ how their action might affect society; the social contract orientation






18. Defense mechanism: a type of displacement - a redirection of the feeling into a socially productive activity






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






20. What coordinates all movements and muscles?






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






22. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






23. Who coined the Theory of Moral Development?






24. What is another name for a sound wave's amplitude?






25. What two other chemicals do the adrenal glands secrete?






26. What is the least developed part of a newborn (growth is not complete)?






27. Third step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you may want to meet needs of belongings and love through relationships






28. What two things make up the central nervous system?






29. How is extinction best achieved?






30. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






31. What is the ability to identify correctly something encountered before?






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






33. Who created functionalism?






34. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






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






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






37. What is: method of contraception by having no direct contact with partner's genitals?






38. Which stage of development is: Trust vs. Mistrust?






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






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






41. Applied when a test measures something more than one facet






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






43. Believed each person had an idea of a 'perfect person' and tried to work towards being like that person as much as possible - believing that people needed to become 'fully functioning' individuals






44. What is the medical term for birth of a dead baby?






45. Who developed the theory of social development?






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






47. Which lobe is related to hearing?






48. What is: the ability to associate something from one area of knowledge - and use that to determine or imagine what it is like in other aspects?






49. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency






50. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior