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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. What is the clear membrane in front of the eye that protects it?






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






4. What is: the period of sexual maturation?






5. Stage in which a person is concerned w/ how their action might affect society; the social contract orientation






6. Gilligan believed that Kholberg's theory described the male progression which she called the what?






7. Types of child play in chronological order:






8. 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






9. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






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






11. Defense mechanism: a type of displacement - a redirection of the feeling into a socially productive activity






12. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






13. Dying w/o a will






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






15. 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?






16. How is ADHD diagnosed?






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






18. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






19. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






20. What are: the principles and standards of behavior - including morals; right/wrong and having one's actions correlate with their beliefs






21. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables






22. If a test measures what is meant to measure it is considered what?






23. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






24. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






25. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings






26. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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27. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?






28. 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.






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






30. What is the conception alternative where semen is deposited into the body via a thin tube?






31. The most direct measure of syntax in middle childhood is what?






32. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






33. Who created functionalism?






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






35. What is: the amount of pressure produced by a sound wave - measured in decibels?






36. The best way to teach children values is?






37. A term used in research used to describe something measurable usually expressed as a number






38. A disorder where the bones are weakened and become porous - like a sponge






39. Defense mechanism: you deny your feelings and come up with ways to justify your behavior






40. What syndrome occurs when someone two X and one Y chromosome...and what gender does this make?






41. What section of the nervous system is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response?






42. What is the medical term for birth of a dead baby?






43. What is being able to reproduce knowledge from memory?






44. What is: the theory focused on the individual's unconscious motivations?






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






46. Where are genes carried?






47. How is IQ calculated?






48. Child's realization their sex will stay the same






49. What is: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






50. What is: hatred and fear of homosexuals?