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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which stage of development is: Trust vs. Mistrust?






2. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






3. The repetition of certain syllables






4. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?






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






6. Which stage of development is: Initiative vs. Guilt? (trying different roles)






7. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






8. What is: the representation in the mind of a set of perceptions - ideas - and actions - which go together






9. Defense mechanism: feelings are redirected to someone else






10. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)






11. What is: a state of mental balance - reconciling new experiences with new understanding






12. What regulates internal temperature - eating - sleeping - drinking - emotions - and sexual activity?






13. When a participant fills out a survey themselves about themselves






14. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






15. What is: relating new information to something familiar






16. The final stage of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. A stage you may never actually meet.






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






18. Self-esteem begins forming in:






19. What is the variable that the experiment is trying to test?






20. What is: an M.D. who provides comprehensive care for people of all ages?






21. What is: the study of substances which are harmful to prenatal development?






22. 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.






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


24. What is the main relay station for incoming sensory signals to the cerebral cortex - and outgoing motor signals from it?






25. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?






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






27. A correlation coefficient of zero






28. Anything which makes a behavior more likely to occur






29. What are: the harmful substances to a developing fetus?






30. What is: irrelevant stimuli that compete for our attention (like traffic)






31. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






32. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






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






34. 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?






35. In a study - the researchers have direct control over this variable






36. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter






37. What is: the fluid filled structure in the inner ear that looks like a snail?






38. What is: the type of thought related to numerical and intellectual puzzles--with both quick & creative responses?






39. What are the three parts of memory?






40. Third step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you may want to meet needs of belongings and love through relationships






41. Means that the participants must know the content of the experiment and be warned of any risk or harm






42. Teaches that when a certain action is performed - there are consequences--reinforces good behavior with extrinsic/intrinsic reinforcers






43. What is: when adolescents truly believe themselves to be the center of the universe to those around them?






44. Theory that language abilities devlop innately; there must be some mechanism in the brain which aids in language acquisition; who came up with this theory?






45. What are the three different areas of the Autonomic Nervous System?






46. What is the term for identical twins?






47. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






48. The average of a data set






49. What is the name of the largest commissure?






50. How many different theories of language development are there?