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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. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






2. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure






3. Those who are mentally retarded are least likely to also have WHAT condition?






4. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






5. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?






6. States that infants need to form at least one strong attachment such as to a parent - in order to develop normally


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






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






9. Categories of old age: 85+






10. What is: a child (especially preschool age) doesn't take into consideration other people's needs--their perceptions are limited to their own point of view






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






12. When one variable increase - another variable increases. We call this a what?






13. Also called learning theory - based on the principle of observing and correcting behavior






14. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior






15. What is: sexual self-stimulation or masturbation?






16. What is the white part of the eye that protects and manages the shape of the eye?






17. Stereotypes in genders; boys play with trucks and girls wear makeup - etc.






18. Who believed that children's thinking doesn't develop smoothly - but instead certain points where it 'takes off' and transitions into new areas?






19. What is the name for the awareness of external and internal events?






20. The distortion of the results






21. What is: the study of substances which are harmful to prenatal development?






22. What is the most popular method for giving birth?






23. Time at which most children begin to speak actual words






24. What is the method to find the amount that one variable changes in relation to another?






25. What is: the moment an ovum/egg is fertilized by sperm?






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






27. Contains the psychic content related to the primitive instincts of the body - notably sex and aggression - functioning entirely according to the pleasure-pain principle - seeking either immediate fulfillment or settling for a compromise fulfillment






28. Stage at which children are egocentric and will therefore think divorce is their fault






29. Which stage of development is: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (making their own decisions)






30. What is the term for fraternal twins?






31. Sigmund Freud's analysis of human personality and subconscious drives features three main components including:






32. Defense mechanism: hiding the feelings and not acknowledging them






33. There are usually two groups in an experiment - titled:






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






35. What is the conception alternative where fertilization of the egg is done outside the body - and then transferred back into the body?






36. Experiment where researchers made a baby afraid of rats through classical conditioning






37. The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates






38. What is: the process by which a society identifies its expectations?






39. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






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






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






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






43. Therapy that involves the whole family






44. Stage in which whether you will be punished or not determines what is moral or not - also called the punishment and obiedience phase






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






46. What is: the part of the ear inside the cochlea; contains sensors that change energy into impulses to be decoded by the brain?






47. What are: drugs taken within three days to prevent pregnancy from instances such as no protection - or a broken condom?






48. What is the method in which a variable and constant are use to test theories?






49. 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






50. Where a group of people live together and the children of all the people are raised by one or two people