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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: a progesterone shot given every three months?






2. Who first coined self-efficacy?






3. Id - Ego - and Super Ego were all founded by who?






4. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






5. What is the ring of muscles that makes up the colored part of the eye?






6. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






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






8. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz will often:






9. Stereotypes in genders; boys play with trucks and girls wear makeup - etc.






10. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






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






12. Visible signs of aging include:

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13. Deaf children will often be more proficient at communicating through _______ than do hearing infants - often being able to sign at ten months old






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






15. What is the simple type of learning for getting used to something?






16. How is extinction best achieved?






17. Four steps of the scientific method include:






18. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






19. What sends commands to all other parts of the body?






20. What is: when a sample is taken from the fluid in the amniotic sac - to be tested for diseases or genetic traits?






21. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






22. Stage in which a person abides by the law because they think that law is a higher order; laws cannot be broken under any circumstance; social-order-maintaining orientation






23. What is the term for fraternal twins?






24. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?






25. What is: psychological definition for having more equal personality characteristics between male&female?






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






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






28. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?






29. What is the name for minimum amount of something we can detect or sense?






30. Rang the bell each time he fed the dog; eventually how early did the dogs start salivating?






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






32. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?






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






34. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






35. According to both Kohlberg and Piaget - the most immature reason to do something is to:






36. What are the different types of caregivers for pregnancy?






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






38. 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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39. What is a common learning disability in reading?






40. John Bowlby felt that attachment held evolutionary purpose. Explain






41. What are the five areas of Apgar Rating - with scores of 0-2 in each?






42. Babies are rewarded with food/attention with they say 'mama' etc - so they continue to say those words and learn new ones; what idea does this theory follow?






43. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:






44. The repetition of certain syllables






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






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






47. What are: vibrations in the air that we receive through the ear to be processed?






48. What are the three different types of teratogens?






49. Method that teaches children to realized their full potential.






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