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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. Which receptor is used for color vision?






2. The repetition of certain syllables






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






4. What does the left half of the brain control?






5. Stages of friendship: one way assistance






6. What is a disease also called German measles?






7. When can a person's short term memory become incapacitated?






8. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






9. How much alcohol is the safe amount to consume during pregnancy?






10. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






11. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






12. Defined as diseases which are either related to or caused by a sedentary lifestyle - in other words - caused by the lack of regular exercise or activity






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






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






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






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






17. 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?






18. How many PAIRS of chromosomes do body cells have?






19. What is the name of the largest commissure?






20. A system which uses operant conditioning to make less probable actions more likely to occur by using more probable actions as reinforcers






21. 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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22. What is being able to reproduce knowledge from memory?






23. What is the rating system to judge a baby's functionality when first born?






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






25. What is the most extreme outcome of a woman drinking during her pregnancy?






26. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?






27. What is: areas of the body which - when touched - lead to sexual arousal?






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






29. What is: your feelings and reactions






30. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






31. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






32. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time






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






34. What thought process characterizes creative - gifted - or advanced children?






35. What is: a period in a child's development in which he/she is capable of understanding some things but not others






36. A way of obtaining information about a specific type of information in which questionnaires are given out to participants who are then asked to answer the questions to the best of their ability






37. Which thought process is a creative process?






38. Who created functionalism?






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






40. What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause mental retardation without treatment?






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






42. How is IQ calculated?






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






44. What are: general term for the reproductive organs in a male or female?






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






46. What is another term for the system of hearing?






47. What is: a mix of gender identity - gender roles - and orientation; recognition of ourselves as sexual beings.






48. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






49. Which stage of development is: Trust vs. Mistrust?






50. When do the two fontanels harden?

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