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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is: areas of the body which - when touched - lead to sexual arousal?






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






3. Which of these diseases can cause miscarriage - stillbirth - heart defects - deafness - and other problems?






4. What is the characteristic that: you fill in areas that we do not have complete information about?






5. Why did studies used by Piaget and Freud lead to wrong conclusions?






6. What is: located in the limbic system - with primary function to store memories?






7. 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?






8. What are the three parts of memory?






9. Stages of friendship: Momentary playmates






10. The scientific study of words and sentences






11. What is a disease also called German measles?






12. What is: the theory focused on the individual's unconscious motivations?






13. Stage in which a person makes decisions according to his or her conscience; the universal ethical principal orientation; not many people ever reach this stage






14. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






15. What is a common learning disability in reading?






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






17. What is: irrelevant stimuli that compete for our attention (like traffic)






18. What is: the fluid filled structure in the inner ear that looks like a snail?






19. What is: your sense of being a man or woman as defined by society?






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






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






22. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






23. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






24. Self-esteem begins forming in:






25. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






26. Is there currently a cure for Alzheimer's disease?






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






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






29. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






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






31. First development of language; pre-speech






32. What are the four components of psychosocial health?






33. When is anoxia a problem in births?






34. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative






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






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






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






38. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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






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






41. Defense mechanism: Turning a feeling into the exact opposite feeling






42. All other variables w/in an experiment that researchers do not have control over






43. Individual sounds w/ in a word






44. What is: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






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






46. What is: generalizations about each gender - such as that men are aggressive and logical - and women are nurturing and emotional






47. What is: an M.D. who provides comprehensive care for people of all ages?






48. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely






49. What is the term for fraternal twins?






50. What is: attraction to both sexes?