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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology
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1. What is another name for a newborn?
Middle-age Adult
Neonate
Cellular Theory
Dyslexia
2. Also called learning theory - based on the principle of observing and correcting behavior
Self-actualization - Esteem needs - Belonging and love - Safety - Physical needs
First trimester
Family practitioner
Behaviorism
3. Second stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This is unfair. Why me?'
9-15
Injections
Anger (Emotion)
The brain
4. Stages that a person goes through when they find out they have an incurable disease or find out they are going to die
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5. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?
B.F. Skinner
Visual cliff
Class inclusion
Stage 3
6. Gilligan believed that Kholberg's theory described the male progression which she called the what?
Regression
Limbic system
Morality of Justice
3-7
7. What is: the process by which a society identifies its expectations?
Socialization
The skull - dura mater membrane - arachnoid layer - and pia mater.
Monozygotic twins
Mainstreaming
8. 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
Thalamus
Corpus callosum
Autoimmune Theory
Hypokinetic diseases
9. Is there currently a cure for Alzheimer's disease?
Outer ear
No
Valid
William James
10. Which stage of development is: Initiative vs. Guilt? (trying different roles)
Jean Piaget
50%
Preschooler
Reaction Formation
11. Therapy that involves the whole family
Family therapy
Absolute threshold
Middle-old
The posterior (back) fontanel: within two months of birth. The anterior (front) fontanel: by the child's 2nd birthday.
12. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Structuralism
Physical needs
Independent variable
13. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables
Weak correlation
Class inclusion
Correlation coefficient
4
14. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior
1) Gather info - 2) Generate hypothesis - 3) Test hypothesis - 4) Revise
Cognitive
Peer group
Genetic Mutation
15. How does the pupil work?
Opens and closes to let the correct amount of light in
Bisexual
The brain
1 & 2
16. All senses report to the thalamus except for one--which?
Smell
Sublimation
Autoimmune Theory
Semantics
17. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?
RU-486
Women - men
Cognitive improvement
Increase
18. What is the name for depth perception cues made with both eyes?
Family situation - the world around you - lifespan - and maturity.
Bisexual
Binocular cues
Extinction
19. When can a person's short term memory become incapacitated?
Autism
Cognitive theorist
Visual cliff
As they age
20. What is the part in the back of the eye that includes receptors called rods and cones?
Stage 1
Retina
Cerebrospinal fluid
Ego
21. Categories of old age: 65-74
Frequency
Young-old
Long labors or birth complications
Endocrine system
22. What part of the central nervous system controls all necessary functions of the body?
Heterosexual
The brain
Lewis Terman
Stage 5
23. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?
Depth perception
Esteem needs
Watching their parents
Carl Rogers
24. What is the term for identical twins?
Cerebrospinal fluid
Monozygotic twins
Gilligan
Positive reinforcer
25. What is the study done to show that infants have depth perception?
Visual cliff
Self-esteem
Oral contraceptives
Cephalocaudal
26. Second development of language - still pre-speech; repetition of meaningful sounds
Cerebrum
Babbling
Gender identity
Set high standards - assist along the way
27. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults
Crystallized intelligence
Recognition
Functionalism
Lewis Terman
28. What is the opening of the iris - which looks black?
Watching their parents
Stage
Heterosexual
Pupil
29. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs
Psychiatrist
Positive reinforcer
Pupil
B.F. Skinner
30. Theory by Bandura; the interaction of a person's personality - the environment - and the behavior.
Zone of Proximal Development
Regression
Reciprocal determinism
Autism
31. Level 2 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages
3 & 4
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Placebo effect
Olfactory sense
32. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age
Genetic Mutation
Lens
Psychiatrist
Fontanels
33. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?
Endocrine system
Create and release chemicals into the blood
Sound waves
Ageism
34. Why is self-report data not as reliable as other research methods?
Pituitary gland
Subjects may be dishonest w/ their answers
Dialectical perspective
Preparatory Depression
35. What is the name for the awareness of external and internal events?
Old Age
Accommodation
Consciousness
Self-efficacy
36. What kind of problem can it cause when a husband and wife have different blood types?
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37. What 4 main problems do fetal alcohol syndrome cause?
1) Gather info - 2) Generate hypothesis - 3) Test hypothesis - 4) Revise
Psychiatrist
Slowed growth - body/face malfunctions - nervous system disorders - mental retardation.
Classical conditioning works more to explain reflexive or unconscious reactions - Operant conditioning works to explain elective actions and reactions
38. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?
Avoid punishment
Pia mater
Adolescent
Celibacy
39. Biological theories of aging: as our bodies age - our immune systems become less effective at fighting disease - stress - etc.
Autoimmune Theory
Cochlea
Abstinence
Skin appearance - 'age spots' - hair
40. The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates
Super Ego
Sigmund Freud
Drugs - diseases (like HIV - rubella) - and pollutants (mercury - radiation - etc)
Reciprocal determinism
41. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?
First trimester
Organ of corti
Cross-modal perception
Preschooler
42. Defense mechanism: you deny your feelings and come up with ways to justify your behavior
Cornea and lens
Babbling
Rationalization
Kohlberg
43. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Papillae
Gender
Safety
Homosexual
44. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?
Drugs - diseases (like HIV - rubella) - and pollutants (mercury - radiation - etc)
Bargaining
Perception
Put babies on their backs to sleep - and not have anything extra (toys - pillows etc) in the bed or crib.
45. Individual sounds w/ in a word
Self-efficacy
Stage 1
Phonemes
Automatic - selective - contextual - and creative
46. A disorder where the bones are weakened and become porous - like a sponge
Fit in
Half (23)
Physical needs
Osteoporosis
47. A communication style in which single words are used to communicate - typical of toddlers learning to speak - for example 'give' or 'mama'. The meaning is still understood even though complete sentences are not used
Self-report data
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Adolescent
Holophrase syntax
48. Second element: The presence of someone who knows more in an area - like a parent - teacher - coach - etc.?
Dependent variable
More Knowledgeable Other (MKO)
Ethics
Extrinsic reinforcer
49. What is when the baby is born in a pool or bath with dim lights?
Habituation
Half (23)
Gentle birth
3 & 4
50. Stage in which a person abides by the law because they think that law is a higher order; laws cannot be broken under any circumstance; social-order-maintaining orientation
Humanistic
Stage 4
They were not scientifically performed
Hollow phrases
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