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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 protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?






2. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?






3. Visible signs of aging include:

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4. Where are genes carried?






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






6. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'






7. Theory that every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first between people - then inside the child.






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






9. What is: a statistical measure of typical scores for categories of information?






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






11. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?






12. How can parents avoid down syndrome in their children?






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






14. What is the name of the largest commissure?






15. 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






16. Believing women followed a different progression than men - she called the moral progression of the woman what?






17. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






18. What is the name for depth perception cues made with one eye?






19. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






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






21. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






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






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






24. What is the name for the two halves of the brain?






25. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






26. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






27. Used to show links between people - events - actions - behaviors - etc. while not determining the caus - rather is linked to statistics






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






29. Theory that language abilities devlop innately; there must be some mechanism in the brain which aids in language acquisition; who came up with this theory?






30. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






31. What is the term for low IQ and mental age of about 4 years old?






32. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






33. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






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






35. When people are followed and studied over a long period of time and checked up on at certain points






36. Why is self-report data not as reliable as other research methods?






37. When is anoxia a problem in births?






38. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






39. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






40. What are the four stages of sexual response?






41. What 4 main problems do fetal alcohol syndrome cause?






42. What are the three parts of memory?






43. What is a sometimes-fatal disease occuring from the excessive use of tampons - or leaving a diaphragm in - for longer than prescribed time?






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






45. What do children in early language development not understand?






46. What is: when adolescents truly believe themselves to be the center of the universe to those around them?






47. Second element: The presence of someone who knows more in an area - like a parent - teacher - coach - etc.?






48. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter






49. What is the very critical period of the first 3 months in the womb?






50. What two other chemicals do the adrenal glands secrete?