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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






2. What is: when a sample is taken from the fluid in the amniotic sac - to be tested for diseases or genetic traits?






3. What is: attraction to the same sex?






4. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






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






6. Method that teaches children to realized their full potential.






7. What is the sense that gives information about balance and body movement? (if your body is moving - tilting - etc.)






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






9. In a child - can be expressed as 'nobody likes me'






10. A chronic condition that deteriorates the nerve fibers in the brain controlling memory - speech - and personality. Early symptoms including personality changes - lack of interest in activities - and change in sleep patterns.

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11. What fluid covers the brain - and is used to transport chemicals and regulate pressure?






12. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






13. How is extinction best achieved?






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






15. True or False: Kohlberg believed that you go through each step of moral development one @ a time and could not skip them.






16. 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)






17. Infants develop a secure attachment when parents pay attention to and respond to a child's needs. What theory includes this statement?






18. When do children develop object permanence?






19. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






20. 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -5 -8 -9 -9. What is the mode?






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






22. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






23. What are the three different types of teratogens?






24. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






25. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency






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






27. Which receptor is more sensitive to light - but is not used to view color?






28. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






29. An environment where children live and attend school






30. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






31. What are the five areas of Apgar Rating - with scores of 0-2 in each?






32. The repetition of certain syllables






33. What is the conception alternative where semen is deposited into the body via a thin tube?






34. Third element: There is a gap between what the child can do with help - and what they can do on their own; shows when a child has finally learned it






35. What system is made up of the hypothalamus and other glands?






36. Age at which most children will identify specific 'best-friends'






37. What is a disease also called German measles?






38. Final stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'I'm ready'






39. Applied when a test measures something more than one facet






40. Used to show links between people - events - actions - behaviors - etc. while not determining the caus - rather is linked to statistics






41. What is: a statistical measure of typical scores for categories of information?






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






43. What is: the tone color or perceptual quality of a sound?






44. What is: your interactions with others in social situations






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






46. What is: expression of your maleness or femaleness on a daily basis?






47. What is the term for low IQ and mental age of about 4 years old?






48. Who did the experiment with baby monkeys about affection and love?






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






50. 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