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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 regulates internal temperature - eating - sleeping - drinking - emotions - and sexual activity?






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






3. What fluid covers the brain - and is used to transport chemicals and regulate pressure?






4. What is: the period of sexual maturation?






5. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






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






7. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs






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






9. Biological theories of aging: as our bodies age - our immune systems become less effective at fighting disease - stress - etc.






10. A term used to describe something similar in structure or organization






11. What is: located in the limbic system - with primary function to store memories?






12. The study of the aging process






13. By the time they reach middle childhood - most girls will identify with one and only one _______.






14. What sends commands to all other parts of the body?






15. Theory that every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first between people - then inside the child.






16. Whatmakes a person able to see objects are they are - in 3 dimensions?






17. After how many cigarettes will the fetus definitely have problems--with a 50% greater risk of childhood cancer?






18. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






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






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






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






22. What is: the study of substances which are harmful to prenatal development?






23. What is: growth from the center (spine) outward - where vital organs form before the extremities?






24. The process of unassociating the condition with the response






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






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






27. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






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






29. What is: the process by which a society identifies its expectations?






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






31. Categories of old age: 75-84






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






33. How can parents avoid down syndrome in their children?






34. Deaf children will often be more proficient at communicating through _______ than do hearing infants - often being able to sign at ten months old






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

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36. What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?






37. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?






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






39. 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






40. A child that is always in a hurry






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






42. Which of these diseases can cause miscarriage - stillbirth - heart defects - deafness - and other problems?






43. 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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44. Defense mechanism: transferring your thoughts and feelings onto others






45. What is: the bumps on top of the tongue that contain taste buds?






46. What is the term for fraternal twins?






47. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






48. How much alcohol is the safe amount to consume during pregnancy?






49. What is: the part of the ear inside the cochlea; contains sensors that change energy into impulses to be decoded by the brain?






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