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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: when adolescents truly believe themselves to be the center of the universe to those around them?






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






3. What is the clear membrane in front of the eye that protects it?






4. What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause mental retardation without treatment?






5. The variable in which the researcher has direct control over






6. Four steps of the scientific method include:






7. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






8. What is: the bumps on top of the tongue that contain taste buds?






9. Who first coined self-efficacy?






10. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






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






12. Defense mechanism: a type of displacement - a redirection of the feeling into a socially productive activity






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






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






15. A baby repeating what you just said






16. Aside from learning disabilities - what physical problem do Kleinfelter people have?

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17. What are the four stages of sexual response?






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






19. After how many cigarettes will the fetus definitely have problems--with a 50% greater risk of childhood cancer?






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






21. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?






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






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






24. What is: sexual self-stimulation or masturbation?






25. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






26. Believing women followed a different progression than men - she called the moral progression of the woman what?






27. What is the rating system to judge a baby's functionality when first born?






28. The awareness of being a male or female






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






30. What is the least developed part of a newborn (growth is not complete)?






31. Which thought process is: many ideas are brainstormed to explore many possible solutions; used in creative settings?






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






33. The repetition of certain syllables






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






35. What is the term for identical twins?






36. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






37. Babies are rewarded with food/attention with they say 'mama' etc - so they continue to say those words and learn new ones; what idea does this theory follow?






38. What is: the type of thought related to numerical and intellectual puzzles--with both quick & creative responses?






39. The larger the sample:






40. A way of obtaining information about a specific type of information in which questionnaires are given out to participants who are then asked to answer the questions to the best of their ability






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






42. Defense mechanism: you deny your feelings and come up with ways to justify your behavior






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






44. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






45. The scientific study of words and sentences






46. When do children develop object permanence?






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






48. What is the medical term for birth of a dead baby?






49. What are the three different areas of the Autonomic Nervous System?






50. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior







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