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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 percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






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






3. How is ADHD diagnosed?






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






5. Rang the bell each time he fed the dog; eventually how early did the dogs start salivating?






6. Method that teaches children to realized their full potential.






7. What is the medical means to terminate a pregnancy?






8. When someone sees an incomplete form - they fill in the pieces and perceive it as it would be that way. What Gestalt principle is this an example of?






9. When does language development begin?






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






11. The negative effects of sensory deprivation (not as much attention) are more likely to _______ w/ the length of the stage.






12. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






13. How much are the eyes developed in newborns?






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






15. All senses report to the thalamus except for one--which?






16. What are the four layers that protect the brain?






17. What is a sometimes-fatal disease occuring from the excessive use of tampons - or leaving a diaphragm in - for longer than prescribed time?






18. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'






19. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






20. Second stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This is unfair. Why me?'






21. Defense mechanism: transferring your thoughts and feelings onto others






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






23. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






24. A collection of data from all cases or people in the chosen set






25. Why is self-report data not as reliable as other research methods?






26. What is the part of the ear that includes the eardrum - anvil - and stirrup?






27. What kind of problem can it cause when a husband and wife have different blood types?

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28. What is the main relay station for incoming sensory signals to the cerebral cortex - and outgoing motor signals from it?






29. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






30. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






31. A baby repeating what you just said






32. What is the study done to show that infants have depth perception?






33. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






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






35. What is another name for a newborn?






36. What is: attraction to both sexes?






37. A higher number of the correlation coefficient closer to the number one shows a:






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






39. What is: the type of thought related to numerical and intellectual puzzles--with both quick & creative responses?






40. How does the pupil work?






41. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






42. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






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






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






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






46. What are the three parts of memory?






47. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






48. Which though process is follower thinking?






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






50. Children are most likely to achieve if parents: