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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: hatred and fear of homosexuals?






2. By the time they reach middle childhood - most girls will identify with one and only one _______.






3. Who thought of the mind as a stream of consciousness--a flow of emotions - sensations and thoughts?






4. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






5. What are the two parts responsible for bending light and focusing it in the back of the eye?






6. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






7. Categories of old age: 75-84






8. Parenting styles: 'because I say so'--more prevalent in lower-class families






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






10. What fluid covers the brain - and is used to transport chemicals and regulate pressure?






11. A signal to society that certain rules have changed - this person is no longer a child






12. Which receptor is more sensitive to light - but is not used to view color?






13. Age at which children begin to share their toys and interact w/ one another - associative play






14. What is the term to describe the thinking part of health?






15. What is: a person's attraction to other people?






16. Which lobe is related to vision?






17. Stages that a person goes through when they find out they have an incurable disease or find out they are going to die

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18. Applied when a test measures something more than one facet






19. What is: attraction to both sexes?






20. Categories of old age: 65-74






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






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






23. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






24. What is the name for depth perception cues made with both eyes?






25. Who introduced the scientific method?






26. Which lobe is related to voluntary muscles and intelligence?






27. Gilligan believed that ________ conflicted between self and other - while ________ conflicted between self and justice






28. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






29. What is: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






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






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






32. Experiment when none of the doctors - researchers - and participants know who is getting the real drug






33. A chronic condition that deteriorates the nerve fibers in the brain controlling memory - speech - and personality. Early symptoms including personality changes - lack of interest in activities - and change in sleep patterns.

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34. What is: attraction to the same sex?






35. Disagreed w/ Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development because his subjects were mainly male






36. What is: your feelings and reactions






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






38. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






39. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






40. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






41. What is: the process of working something out in your head; shows the difference between young children (act and try things out) and older (can do things in their heads)






42. Level 2 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






43. A baby repeating what you just said






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






45. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






46. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






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






48. Visible signs of aging include:

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49. Environment in which two (or more) children sit side by side - or near each other - and play without interacting with the other child or trying to influence them in any way. Most children engage in this type of enviornment.






50. How much are the eyes developed in newborns?