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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: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






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






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






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






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

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






7. What is: psychological definition for having more equal personality characteristics between male&female?






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






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






10. Where nursing care is given meant to maximize the quality of life for someone who is dying






11. The final stage of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. A stage you may never actually meet.






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






13. What is: term for how much someone values and respects themselves?






14. Parenting styles: respects individually - but tries to instill social values






15. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






16. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






17. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






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






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






20. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






21. What is caused by one extra chromosome in the number 21?






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






23. Which thought process is a creative process?






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






25. What is a specific period in development when a certain event has the greatest impact? (For example - a certain period of time when a young bird can learn to fly)






26. The awareness of being a male or female






27. The name most associated with operant conditioning is who?






28. How is ADHD diagnosed?






29. What is: the process of working something out in your head; shows the difference between young children (act and try things out) and older (can do things in their heads)






30. What are: general term for the reproductive organs in a male or female?






31. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






32. When does language development begin?






33. The number which occurs the most often






34. Who first coined self-efficacy?






35. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






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






37. How is IQ calculated?






38. What are the four lobes of the brain?






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






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






41. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






42. A collection of data from all cases or people in the chosen set






43. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?






44. 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






45. When is anoxia a problem in births?






46. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






47. What side of the N/N debate means that all children are first good; believe it is the way they are brought up that affects personality and actions?






48. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?






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






50. Imitation of a past-observed behavior