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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. When a participant fills out a survey themselves about themselves






2. Stage in which you do what is right in order to gain status or approval from other people or society; 'good boy-good girl' orientation






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






4. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






5. Which part of the ANS is the arousing part of the system?






6. In the Harlow experiment: between the wire monkey+bottle - and cloth monkey+no bottle - which fake mother did the babies prefer?






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






8. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?






9. What is: your thoughts - beliefs - attitudes - and values






10. A communication style in which single words are used to communicate - typical of toddlers learning to speak - for example 'give' or 'mama'. The meaning is still understood even though complete sentences are not used






11. What is: the debate between whether a child is born a bad seed--with whatever disposition/tastes/personality they were meant to have; or that a child is born good - with their upbringing affecting their later personality and actions.






12. What is the term for: a child's understanding that once you leave the room - you are not gone forever - etc.?






13. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs






14. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






15. What is: your interactions with others in social situations






16. What is: the gland that controls release of hormones from the gonads?






17. Why isn't an IQ test a good indicator for children over long periods of time?






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






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






20. Types of child play in chronological order:






21. Why is autism rare in children for the first 2 1/2 years?

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22. The larger the sample:






23. One's wishes for the distribution of one's property and possessions after death






24. What is: the bumps on top of the tongue that contain taste buds?






25. Which thought process is a creative process?






26. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






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






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






29. A lower number of the correlation coefficient - closer to the number zero shows a:






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






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






32. 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?






33. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






34. Where are genes carried?






35. What is: located in the limbic system - with primary function to store memories?






36. Fourth step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you begin to think about you self-esteem and how you feel as a person






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






38. Is there currently a cure for Alzheimer's disease?






39. Who believed that the unconscious motivates our actions - through the id - ego - and superego?






40. We smell when airborne molecules of an odor reach tiny receptor cells in the top of the nasal cavity; what is the name of this receptor area?






41. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






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






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






44. What is the middle number in a set of data called?






45. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






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






47. What is when the baby is born in a pool or bath with dim lights?






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






49. A test that gives information about a participant including standardized tests such as aptitude - interest - and personality tests






50. What is the name for the bundles of axons - used to communicate between the two halves of brain?