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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 the method of surgical delivery?






2. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?






3. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






4. What is the part in the back of the eye that includes receptors called rods and cones?






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






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






7. Biological theories of aging: as our bodies age - our immune systems become less effective at fighting disease - stress - etc.






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






9. Why is autism rare in children for the first 2 1/2 years?

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






11. Four steps of the scientific method include:






12. What do children in early language development not understand?






13. What thought process is supported by the example that: infants are given an object to hold - and then can recognize by sight the object.






14. What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?






15. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz will often:






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






17. Why is self-report data not as reliable as other research methods?






18. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






19. Visible signs of aging include:

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20. Contains the psychic content related to the primitive instincts of the body - notably sex and aggression - functioning entirely according to the pleasure-pain principle - seeking either immediate fulfillment or settling for a compromise fulfillment






21. A type of conditioning in which a person associates an action with a consequence






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






23. Where a group of people live together and the children of all the people are raised by one or two people






24. Defined as diseases which are either related to or caused by a sedentary lifestyle - in other words - caused by the lack of regular exercise or activity






25. Stages of friendship: intimate






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






27. What is: the moment an ovum/egg is fertilized by sperm?






28. By the time they reach middle childhood - most girls will identify with one and only one _______.






29. What two things make up the central nervous system?






30. A link between a stimulus and a response in which a person or animal associates or substitutes a neutral stimulus with the actual stimulus






31. A collection of data from all cases or people in the chosen set






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






33. Which receptor is used for color vision?






34. What are the two directions of growth in the embryo?






35. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?






36. The awareness of being a male or female






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






38. What are the four characteristics of perception?






39. Observing someone's behavior and basing our own behavior on it






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






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






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






43. What is the term for: a child's understanding that once you leave the room - you are not gone forever - etc.?






44. Means that the participants must know the content of the experiment and be warned of any risk or harm






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






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






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






48. What is: the theory to investigate the elements or 'structures' of the mind; classify structures and focus on conscious thought






49. Does a somatic (body) cell have a full - or half - set of chromosomes?






50. A child that bounces back from a difficult situation