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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. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






2. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






3. Biological theories of aging: as our bodies age - our immune systems become less effective at fighting disease - stress - etc.






4. The larger the sample:






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






6. Where are genes carried?






7. What are the four stages of sexual response?






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






9. What is: the way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?






10. What is: the number of full wavelengths that pass through a point in a given amount of time






11. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?






12. What attention disorders also interfere with the learning process?






13. Why did studies used by Piaget and Freud lead to wrong conclusions?






14. Which stage of development is: Intimacy vs. Isolation? (emotional ties with others)






15. What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?






16. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






17. Therapy that involves the whole family






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






19. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






20. Categories of old age: 75-84






21. What is: the process by which a person takes material into their mind from the environment - which may mean changing sensory evidence to make it fit?






22. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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23. Who did the experiment with baby monkeys about affection and love?






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






25. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






26. What controls breathing and heart rate?






27. What is: the tone color or perceptual quality of a sound?






28. When one variable increase - another variable increases. We call this a what?






29. What is the thought process that considers an idea or belief (thesis) and acknowledges the idea's opposite (antithesis)?






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






31. Defense mechanism in which complete rejection of the feeling or situation






32. What is: method of contraception by having no direct contact with partner's genitals?






33. Chomsky believed that the ability to develop language skills was inherited in ______.






34. What is: an experienced practitioner who can attend pregnancies and deliveries?






35. What is: the belief that you are the center of the universe and everything revolves around you - and the inability to see the world as someone else does and adapt to it.






36. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






37. Stages of friendship: Momentary playmates






38. What are the two directions of growth in the embryo?






39. The integrator between the outer and inner worlds - as well as the id and the superego. Gives continuity and consistency to behavior by providing a personal point of reference - which relates to the events of the past and actions of the present and o






40. Dying w/o a will






41. The study of the aging process






42. The best way to teach children values is?






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






44. Which lobe is related to body sensations?






45. Recent research supports that children learn from listening to their parents talk to them in 'baby talk'; which aspect of language is this?






46. What is the chance of having a boy or girl - according to Mendel's experiments in genetics?






47. Which stage of development is: Industry vs. Inferiority? (working with others)






48. What is the opening of the iris - which looks black?






49. What is: when a child can't be conceived via the usual method?






50. What is the perception characteristic that: you don't have to think about it for it to happen?