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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology
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1. What is another name for a newborn?
B.F. Skinner
John Bowlby's Attachment Theory
Rubella
Neonate
2. What is the main relay station for incoming sensory signals to the cerebral cortex - and outgoing motor signals from it?
Thalamus
None!!
Osteoporosis
Longitudinal fissure
3. In a case study - a single individual called a _____ is intensely studied
Subject
Preconventional Morality
Diaphragm
Operant Conditioning
4. Usually has a doctoral degree in psychology plus an internship; cannot prescribe medicine.
Self-concept
Schema
Functionalism
Clinical psychologist
5. First development of language; pre-speech
Three
Nature vs. nurture
Cooing
Down syndrome
6. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure
3 & 4
Injections
Psychological maltreatment
Gestures
7. Why does a gamete have a half set of chromosomes?
Self-efficacy
Conceive at younger ages
Id
You need two - one from each parent - to conceive.
8. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults
Virginia Apgar - or Apgar Rating
Lewis Terman
Increase
Full (46)
9. Where a group of people live together and the children of all the people are raised by one or two people
Classical conditioning
Selera
2
Kibbutz
10. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time
Telegraphic speech
John Bowlby's Attachment Theory
Cross Sectional Study
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
11. A collection of data from all cases or people in the chosen set
A census
Heterosexual
Adolescent
Intrinsic reinforcer
12. When people w/in an experiment are assigned to a group randomly
The cerebrum
Random assignment
Set high standards - assist along the way
Fetal tobacco syndrome
13. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter
Physical needs
Punishment
Erik Erikson
Subject
14. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs
Young Adult
Psychiatrist
In vitro fertilization
Injections
15. What is: the process by which a society identifies its expectations?
Cognitive theorist
Gender conservation
Psychological Tests
Socialization
16. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?
Diaphragm
1 in 14 -000
Pavlov; classical conditioning
Family situation - the world around you - lifespan - and maturity.
17. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?
Mostly developed by the time of birth
Elaboration
Nurture
5
18. What are the three different types of teratogens?
Drugs - diseases (like HIV - rubella) - and pollutants (mercury - radiation - etc)
Appearance - pulse - grimace (reflex) - activity - and respiration
Nurture
Ethics
19. What is: expression of your maleness or femaleness on a daily basis?
Cognitive
10
Gender roles
Contextual
20. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?
Multiple caretakers
Physical needs
Because at birth cells aren't well connected (lacking in myelin - or nerve insulation)
Divergent thinkers
21. What is: when a sample is taken from the fluid in the amniotic sac - to be tested for diseases or genetic traits?
23 pairs
Amniocentesis
Heterosexual
Adrenal glands
22. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely
Parietal lobe
The cloth monkey
Positive reinforcer
Olfactory sense
23. What is the study done to show that infants have depth perception?
...
Visual cliff
Anger (Emotion)
Independent variable
24. What regulates internal temperature - eating - sleeping - drinking - emotions - and sexual activity?
Hypothalamus
Lens
Hospice
1 & 2
25. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures
Deferred imitation
Humanistic
B.F. Skinner
Psychometrics
26. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?
Ivan Pavlov
Put babies on their backs to sleep - and not have anything extra (toys - pillows etc) in the bed or crib.
Gender identity
Ageism
27. What is: the theory that all people are inherently good and motivated to achieve their full potential
RU-486
Nature vs. nurture
Humanistic
50%
28. Which thought process is a creative process?
Fetal tobacco syndrome
Divergent thinking
Noise
3
29. Which receptor is more sensitive to light - but is not used to view color?
Biological
5 & 6
Mostly developed by the time of birth
Rods
30. What is the transparent part in the front of the eye?
Humanistic Theorists
Teratology
Lens
Baby Albert
31. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?
Inner ear
Personality
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Longitudinal Study
32. Disagreed w/ Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development because his subjects were mainly male
Vygotsky
Consciousness
Limbic system
Gilligan
33. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?
Iris
No
It measures a child against their peers - in that moment
Gestalt psychology
34. What is the name for depth perception cues made with one eye?
Denial
1) Gather info - 2) Generate hypothesis - 3) Test hypothesis - 4) Revise
Autoerotic behavior
Monocular cues
35. How much alcohol is the safe amount to consume during pregnancy?
Wilhelm Wundt
Operant Conditioning
Stimulus generalization
None!!
36. What is: psychological definition for having more equal personality characteristics between male&female?
The more accurate the result
Androgynous
Weak correlation
John Watson
37. Failure to thrive is caused by:
Spermicides
Pituitary gland
Pituitary gland
Emotional neglect
38. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.
Selera
Social learning theory
Genes
The cloth monkey
39. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?
Mendel
Dependent variable
The brain/the cerebral cortex
Reaction Formation
40. Individual sounds w/ in a word
Fluid intelligence
Operant conditioning
Stimulus generalization
Phonemes
41. How was the visual cliff study conducted?
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42. 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
Schema
ADHD
Drugs - diseases (like HIV - rubella) - and pollutants (mercury - radiation - etc)
Egocentric behavior
43. What are the four lobes of the brain?
Occipital - temporal - frontal - and parietal.
Half (23)
Acceptance
Retina
44. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?
Pia mater
Authoritative
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Norplant
45. What is the term for low IQ and mental age of about 4 years old?
Cut in half
Mentally retarded
As they age
They can be coached into learning a type of test--do better or worse - etc.
46. Contains the psychic content related to the primitive instincts of the body - notably sex and aggression - functioning entirely according to the pleasure-pain principle - seeking either immediate fulfillment or settling for a compromise fulfillment
Emergency contraception
Frequency
Id
Kohlberg
47. What is the opening of the iris - which looks black?
Selera
Gentle birth
Thalamus
Pupil
48. The best way to teach children values is?
Reciprocal determinism
Socialization
Through actions - doing what you believe is correct
Fluid intelligence
49. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age
Babbling
Cephalocaudal and Proximodistal
Genetic Mutation
Positive Correlation
50. What is the ring of muscles that makes up the colored part of the eye?
Iris
Echolalia
Bargaining
Psychological Tests