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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. How much are the eyes developed in newborns?






2. What is another name for a newborn?






3. Who created functionalism?






4. When can a person's short term memory become incapacitated?






5. Which stage of development is: Industry vs. Inferiority? (working with others)






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






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






8. A term used in research used to describe something measurable usually expressed as a number






9. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






10. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






11. What is: structures in the cerebral cortex related to memory and emotion?






12. What is: your feelings and reactions






13. What is: attraction to both sexes?






14. Categories of old age: 65-74






15. A correlation coefficient of zero






16. What is another name for a sound wave's amplitude?






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






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






19. 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)






20. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?






21. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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22. How is extinction best achieved?






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






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






25. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)






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






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






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






29. Second step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs






30. The scientific study of words and sentences






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






32. What is: relating new information to something familiar






33. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:






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






35. How many different theories of language development are there?






36. Categories of old age: 85+






37. Age at which children begin to share their toys and interact w/ one another - associative play






38. What are the three parts of memory?






39. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?






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






41. In a study - the researchers have direct control over this variable






42. Id - Ego - and Super Ego were all founded by who?






43. What is another term for the system of hearing?






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






45. What is the most popular method for giving birth?






46. What are: vibrations in the air that we receive through the ear to be processed?






47. What is the simple type of learning for getting used to something?






48. What is the study done to show that infants have depth perception?






49. Which lobe is related to hearing?






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