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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. In a child - can be expressed as 'nobody likes me'






2. 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?






3. The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates






4. What is: sexual self-stimulation or masturbation?






5. What are: the principles and standards of behavior - including morals; right/wrong and having one's actions correlate with their beliefs






6. Which thought process is: many ideas are brainstormed to explore many possible solutions; used in creative settings?






7. What is: the elated feeling adolescents have - that they are immune to risks - mortality and probability; false sense of security thinking they will never fall or get caught.






8. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age






9. What is: psychological definition for having more equal personality characteristics between male&female?






10. Where nursing care is given meant to maximize the quality of life for someone who is dying






11. What are areas in a baby's skull where cartilage hasn't yet hardened into bone?






12. Third stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'If you don't die I will do the following...'






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






14. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?






15. Theory that language abilities devlop innately; there must be some mechanism in the brain which aids in language acquisition; who came up with this theory?






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






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






18. Who developed the theory of social development?






19. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






20. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






21. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






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






23. What kind of childbirth did Dr. Grantly Dick Read start teaching?






24. Second development of language - still pre-speech; repetition of meaningful sounds






25. Why is autism rare in children for the first 2 1/2 years?

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26. Teaches that when a certain action is performed - there are consequences--reinforces good behavior with extrinsic/intrinsic reinforcers






27. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






28. What is a disease also called German measles?






29. Stages of friendship: Momentary playmates






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






31. What is a common learning disability in reading?






32. Anything which makes a behavior more likely to occur






33. What is: not being involved in a sexual relationship?






34. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






35. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?






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






37. What coordinates all movements and muscles?






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






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






40. The scientific study of words and sentences






41. Usually has a doctoral degree in psychology plus an internship; cannot prescribe medicine.






42. What are the three things to monitor - to measure temperament in infants?






43. Parenting styles: makes few demands - hardly ever punishes






44. Who first coined self-efficacy?






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






46. What is a fertilized ovum or egg?






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






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






49. What is: the number of full wavelengths that pass through a point in a given amount of time






50. A baby repeating what you just said