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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 is the part of the ear that includes the pinna and external auditory canal?






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






3. What is: the gland that controls release of hormones from the gonads?






4. A set of cases of people randomly chosen from a large group to represent that large group






5. What is the term for the death of a child under one year - for no apparent reason?






6. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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7. What is: attraction to both sexes?






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






9. 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?






10. What is: structures in the cerebral cortex related to memory and emotion?






11. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






12. Those who are mentally retarded are least likely to also have WHAT condition?






13. When something from conditioning carries over to another related area; made baby Albert afraid of all furry animals - rather than just rats






14. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






15. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?






16. What is a learning disability in math - where concepts are learned one day and forgotten the next?






17. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






18. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?






19. What does STDs stand for - including AIDS and herpes?






20. When is anoxia a problem in births?






21. What is the most popular method for giving birth?






22. A child that is always in a hurry






23. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables






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






25. What is the method to find the amount that one variable changes in relation to another?






26. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






27. 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






28. Does a somatic (body) cell have a full - or half - set of chromosomes?






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

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30. Aside from learning disabilities - what physical problem do Kleinfelter people have?

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31. Who first coined self-efficacy?






32. Biological theories of aging: like everything else in the world - the human body wears out






33. Gilligan believed that Kholberg's theory described the male progression which she called the what?






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






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






36. What are the three things to monitor - to measure temperament in infants?






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






38. Why isn't an IQ test a good indicator for children over long periods of time?






39. What is: when the mother consumes alcohol while her babies are in the womb?






40. If you are A positive blood - what is that in terms of Rh factor?






41. What are: drugs taken within three days to prevent pregnancy from instances such as no protection - or a broken condom?






42. Which lobe is related to hearing?






43. How do you fix the problem of mother's cells attacking the baby's?






44. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






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






46. Whatmakes a person able to see objects are they are - in 3 dimensions?






47. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?






48. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency






49. What is the medical term for birth of a dead baby?






50. Children are most likely to achieve if parents: