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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 the Harlow experiment: between the wire monkey+bottle - and cloth monkey+no bottle - which fake mother did the babies prefer?






2. 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.






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






4. Who created structuralism?






5. What is: an experienced practitioner who can attend pregnancies and deliveries?






6. The name most associated with operant conditioning is who?






7. What thought process is supported by the example that: infants are given an object to hold - and then can recognize by sight the object.






8. The best way to teach children values is?






9. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics






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






11. What is the term to describe the thinking part of health?






12. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






13. What is the term for lack of responsiveness to other people?






14. Which lobe is related to hearing?






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






16. What is: attraction to the same sex?






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






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






19. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later






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






21. What is caused by one extra chromosome in the number 21?






22. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






23. Which stage of development is: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (making their own decisions)






24. 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?






25. What is: the way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?






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






27. What is a common learning disability in reading?






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






29. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






30. What purpose do fontanels have?

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31. Anything which makes a behavior more likely to occur






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






33. What part of the central nervous system controls all necessary functions of the body?






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






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






36. What is being able to reproduce knowledge from memory?






37. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






38. The average of a data set






39. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz will often:






40. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






41. Experiment where researchers made a baby afraid of rats through classical conditioning






42. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






43. A signal to society that certain rules have changed - this person is no longer a child






44. What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause mental retardation without treatment?






45. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






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






47. Where are genes carried?






48. Stage at which children are egocentric and will therefore think divorce is their fault






49. What is the term for oxygen deficiency to the brain?






50. What most-extreme fate does syphillis often cause in infants?