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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause mental retardation without treatment?






2. Who created functionalism?






3. How does the pupil work?






4. Which lobe is related to vision?






5. When people are followed and studied over a long period of time and checked up on at certain points






6. When people w/in an experiment are assigned to a group randomly






7. Individual sounds w/ in a word






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






9. In a case study - a single individual called a _____ is intensely studied






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






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






12. What is: any pill designed to prevent pregnancy?






13. What is the characteristic that: you fill in areas that we do not have complete information about?






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






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






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






17. How is IQ calculated?






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






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






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






21. Level 2 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






22. Disagreed w/ Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development because his subjects were mainly male






23. What is the most extreme outcome of a woman drinking during her pregnancy?






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






25. All other variables w/in an experiment that researchers do not have control over






26. In a study - the researchers have direct control over this variable






27. What does the right half of the brain control?






28. Which receptor is used for color vision?






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






30. What does the left half of the brain control?






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






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






33. Categories of old age: 75-84






34. What is a disease also called German measles?






35. When one variable increases while another variable decreases. We call this a what?






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






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






38. Types of child play in chronological order:






39. What is: your thoughts about what gives life purpose--the meaning of life - religion






40. What are the three parts of memory?






41. Categories of old age: 65-74






42. 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






43. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






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






45. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?






46. What is: your thoughts - beliefs - attitudes - and values






47. What is: the fluid filled structure in the inner ear that looks like a snail?






48. What is the scientific name for the sense of smell?






49. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?






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