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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the three different areas of the Autonomic Nervous System?






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






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






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






5. What two other chemicals do the adrenal glands secrete?






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






7. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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8. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






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






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






11. Fourth stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'There's nothing I can do about this'






12. The larger the sample:






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






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






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






16. The repetition of certain syllables






17. What is: the representation in the mind of a set of perceptions - ideas - and actions - which go together






18. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






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






20. A higher number of the correlation coefficient closer to the number one shows a:






21. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs






22. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?






23. What is the term for lack of responsiveness to other people?






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






25. What is: your thoughts about what gives life purpose--the meaning of life - religion






26. The process of unassociating the condition with the response






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






28. What is: attraction to both sexes?






29. A baby repeating what you just said






30. Biological theories of aging: like everything else in the world - the human body wears out






31. What is: areas of the body which - when touched - lead to sexual arousal?






32. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






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






34. What is: the realization that objects stay the same even when they are made to look different?






35. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter






36. A signal to society that certain rules have changed - this person is no longer a child






37. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?






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






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






40. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






41. What is: the most developed - and largest (80%) - part of the brain?






42. Who created structuralism?






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






44. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






45. What is: another form of consciousness involving very little effort; dreaming while awake or letting the mind wander?






46. What is the name for depth perception cues made with both eyes?






47. What is the ability to identify correctly something encountered before?






48. 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)






49. What is: a permanent facility control done through surgical procedures?






50. What is: small device to block access to the uterus; left in place with spermicide for 6-8 hours - in order to kill any remaining sperm?