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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. A reinforcer that is physical (tangible) or from the environment - like payment for work - or a prize






2. What are the three different types of teratogens?






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






4. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






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






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






7. What is: a statistical measure of typical scores for categories of information?






8. Categories of old age: 75-84






9. What is: the difference made to one's mind by the process of assimilation?






10. A term used in research used to describe something measurable usually expressed as a number






11. Which stage of development is: Trust vs. Mistrust?






12. What is the conception alternative where fertilization of the egg is done outside the body - and then transferred back into the body?






13. What is: attraction to the same sex?






14. The smallest unit of a word which has meaning - may be bound or free






15. Age at which most children will identify specific 'best-friends'






16. What is a fertilized ovum or egg?






17. What is the name for the two halves of the brain?






18. What is the name for depth perception cues made with one eye?






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






20. Which thought process is a creative process?






21. Who developed the theory of social development?






22. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






23. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time






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






25. How does the pupil work?






26. Age at with children start feeling a fear of the dark - which can be strong and appear suddenly






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






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






29. John Bowlby felt that attachment held evolutionary purpose. Explain






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






31. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






32. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






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






34. What are: vibrations in the air that we receive through the ear to be processed?






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






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






37. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure






38. Stage in which you see the right action as what satisfies your personal needs; a person becomes aware of two different viewpoints






39. What is: a child (especially preschool age) doesn't take into consideration other people's needs--their perceptions are limited to their own point of view






40. A correlation coefficient of zero






41. 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.






42. The repetition of certain syllables






43. What is: generalizations about each gender - such as that men are aggressive and logical - and women are nurturing and emotional






44. Which part of the ANS is the arousing part of the system?






45. What is: the theory centered on behavior; see person as blank slate upon which impressions of experiences can be recorded.






46. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






47. What is: your feelings and reactions






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






49. Who argued that if psychology was a true science - then psychologists should only study what they could see and measure (behaviorist theory)?






50. What is: term used to describe a person's belief that they can perform a task successfully?