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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 thought process is: a set of steps is followed to come to a correct answer; used in academic (math/science) settings?






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






3. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






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






5. What is the method of surgical delivery?






6. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






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






8. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later






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






10. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?






11. When a participant fills out a survey themselves about themselves






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






13. Which thought process is: many ideas are brainstormed to explore many possible solutions; used in creative settings?






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






15. Failure to thrive is caused by:






16. How is ADHD diagnosed?






17. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






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






19. Third development of language






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






21. 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.






22. A child that is always in a hurry






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






24. Third stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'If you don't die I will do the following...'






25. What is: an M.D. who specializes in OB-GYN?






26. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






27. What is: the number of full wavelengths that pass through a point in a given amount of time






28. What is the part of the ear that includes the oval window - cochlea - and organ of Corti?






29. What is: a state of mental balance - reconciling new experiences with new understanding






30. What controls breathing and heart rate?






31. When do the two fontanels harden?

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






33. What disorder causes a person to have difficulty concentration - be easily distracted - or constantly in motion?






34. What is the part in the back of the eye that includes receptors called rods and cones?






35. What is: the theory centered on behavior; see person as blank slate upon which impressions of experiences can be recorded.






36. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






37. 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?






38. What are: the harmful substances to a developing fetus?






39. What is the main relay station for incoming sensory signals to the cerebral cortex - and outgoing motor signals from it?






40. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs consists of which steps?






41. What is: growth from the center (spine) outward - where vital organs form before the extremities?






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






43. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?






44. What is the variable that the experiment is trying to test?






45. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?






46. What are the four stages of sexual response?






47. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






48. List the levels (in order) of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






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






50. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?






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