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






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






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






4. Believed each person had an idea of a 'perfect person' and tried to work towards being like that person as much as possible - believing that people needed to become 'fully functioning' individuals






5. The distortion of the results






6. What is the factor that always stays the same?






7. 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






8. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






9. Which lobe is related to voluntary muscles and intelligence?






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






11. What is another name for a newborn?






12. Who created functionalism?






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






14. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






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






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






17. Level 2 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






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






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






20. Deaf children will often be more proficient at communicating through _______ than do hearing infants - often being able to sign at ten months old






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






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






23. Who introduced the scientific method?






24. 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






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






26. Defense mechanism: feelings are redirected to someone else






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






28. In a case study - a single individual called a _____ is intensely studied






29. Stage in which a person abides by the law because they think that law is a higher order; laws cannot be broken under any circumstance; social-order-maintaining orientation






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






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






32. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






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






34. Chomsky believed that the ability to develop language skills was inherited in ______.






35. What are the four areas of taste that taste-buds recognize?






36. Stage in which you see the right action as what satisfies your personal needs; a person becomes aware of two different viewpoints






37. What part of the central nervous system controls all necessary functions of the body?






38. A baby repeating what you just said






39. What is the term for the death of a child under one year - for no apparent reason?






40. Types of child play in chronological order:






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






42. 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.






43. What are the four lobes of the brain?






44. What is the opening of the iris - which looks black?






45. What is the part of the ear that includes the eardrum - anvil - and stirrup?






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






47. Who made the first IQ test?






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






49. What is: any pill designed to prevent pregnancy?






50. Who was the psychoanalyst who documented stages of emotional growth in regards to babies?