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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology
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1. The most direct measure of syntax in middle childhood is what?
Longitudinal Study
Celibacy
Rationalization
The meanlinkk of utterance (how long their sentences are)
2. How does the pupil work?
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Negative reinforcer
As they age
Opens and closes to let the correct amount of light in
3. What is: the theory that all people are inherently good and motivated to achieve their full potential
23 pairs
Abortion
Humanistic
Crystallized intelligence
4. A collection of data from all cases or people in the chosen set
Mendel
A census
Wear-and-Tear Theory
Temporal lobe
5. What is the part in the back of the eye that includes receptors called rods and cones?
Harry Harlow
Auditory System
Retina
Family therapy
6. What is: method of contraception by having no direct contact with partner's genitals?
Base of the skull; size of a pea
Nurture
Abstinence
Sublimation
7. Self-aware - recognized - defined
Self-concept
Cephalocaudal
Monozygotic twins
Schema
8. States that infants need to form at least one strong attachment such as to a parent - in order to develop normally
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9. What is: when a child can't be conceived via the usual method?
Auditory System
Spiritual health
School-age Child
Infertility
10. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables
Correlation coefficient
Retina
The cloth monkey
Experimental research
11. 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.
Reaction Formation
Positive Correlation
Recognition
Invincibility fable
12. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?
Condom
Spiritual - emotional - mental - and social health
Id - Ego - Super Ego
2
13. What is the term for fraternal twins?
Resilient child
Dizygotic twins
Toxic shock syndrome
Hour of love
14. What is: when a person or animal responds to a neutral stimulus with a meaningful one
Because at birth cells aren't well connected (lacking in myelin - or nerve insulation)
Classical conditioning
Preschooler
90%
15. In the Harlow experiment: between the wire monkey+bottle - and cloth monkey+no bottle - which fake mother did the babies prefer?
Young-old
Put babies on their backs to sleep - and not have anything extra (toys - pillows etc) in the bed or crib.
The cloth monkey
The penis doesn't grow and breasts may develop.
16. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?
IUD
Temporal lobe
Bargaining
Spiritual health
17. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?
Vygotsky
Equilibrium
Natural observation
Emotional health
18. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?
Short attention span
Authoritarian
Parasympathetic
Gestures
19. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative
Harry Harlow
Raymond Cattell
Punishment
Prenatal development
20. The negative effects of sensory deprivation (not as much attention) are more likely to _______ w/ the length of the stage.
Psychoanalytical
Increase
Authoritarian
Dizygotic twins
21. Second stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This is unfair. Why me?'
Anger (Emotion)
Social aspect of language
Wilhelm Wundt
Strong correlation
22. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?
Holophrase syntax
RU-486
Morality of Care
Fetal tobacco syndrome
23. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?
Bargaining
4
Egocentrism
Sympathetic nervous system
24. Experiment where researchers made a baby afraid of rats through classical conditioning
Baby Albert
Rubella
Pituitary gland
Telegraphic speech
25. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?
Obstetrician-gynecologist - family practitioner - or midwife
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Short attention span
Self-concept
26. What is: when a sample is taken from the fluid in the amniotic sac - to be tested for diseases or genetic traits?
Homophobia
Autoerotic behavior
Dyscalcula
Amniocentesis
27. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz will often:
Have more bland personalities and often difficult for them to create and maintain intimate relationships as they have a lack of emotional depth
Stillbirth
Dependent variable
Stage 4
28. List the levels (in order) of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Self-actualization
Preconventional - conventional - postconventional
Contraception
Classical conditioning
29. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age
Sound waves
Genetic Mutation
Mental age/Chronological age - x 100
Osteoporosis
30. Time at which most children begin to speak actual words
Obstetrician-gynecologist
Ivan Pavlov
Cornea and lens
10-14 months
31. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?
Maslow
Dyslexia
Dizygotic twins
Depth perception
32. Who first coined self-efficacy?
Cerebral palsy
Bandura
Survey
Alfred Binet
33. What is: your thoughts about what gives life purpose--the meaning of life - religion
Spiritual health
Divergent thinking
Commissures
Family situation - the world around you - lifespan - and maturity.
34. Who made the first IQ test?
Morphemes
Prenatal development
Alfred Binet
Gender role stereotypes
35. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response
Response extinction
Figurative language
Cellular Theory
No
36. Aside from learning disabilities - what physical problem do Kleinfelter people have?
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37. What purpose do fontanels have?
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38. What is caused by one extra chromosome in the number 21?
Babbling
Rubella
Down syndrome
Frequency
39. Defense mechanism: hiding the feelings and not acknowledging them
Autonomic Nervous System
Three percent
Suppression
Frontal lobe
40. What is: a permanent facility control done through surgical procedures?
IUD
Sterilization
Denial (Shock)
Accommodation
41. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Divergent thinking
Cognitive
Preconventional Morality
99%
42. How much is hearing developed in neonates?
Mostly developed by the time of birth
Base of the skull; size of a pea
Wear-and-Tear Theory
9-15
43. What is: the theory to investigate the elements or 'structures' of the mind; classify structures and focus on conscious thought
Longitudinal fissure
5 & 6
Structuralism
Nurture
44. What is: your sense of being a man or woman as defined by society?
Hippocampus
Frequency
Gender
Smell
45. What is: the way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?
Fluid intelligence
Perception
Appearance - pulse - grimace (reflex) - activity - and respiration
Figurative language
46. Means that the participants must know the content of the experiment and be warned of any risk or harm
Psychological Tests
Francis Bacon--16th century
Divergent thinkers
Informed consent
47. Stage in which whether you will be punished or not determines what is moral or not - also called the punishment and obiedience phase
Social development or social cognition
The infant wants to be in proximity of the person who cares for them as a form of self-preservation. If a child feels that their caregiver is nearby and attentive - they feel confident to explore their surroundings. If not - they feel anxious and ove
Subjects may be dishonest w/ their answers
Stage 1
48. What is: term for how much someone values and respects themselves?
Longitudinal fissure
Self-esteem
Humanistic Theorists
Dyslexia
49. What is the least developed part of a newborn (growth is not complete)?
Denial
Norplant
The brain/the cerebral cortex
Classical conditioning
50. What are the four areas of taste that taste-buds recognize?
Young-old
50%
Preconventional Morality
Sweet - bitter - salty - sour