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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. Which stage of development is: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (making their own decisions)






2. Who developed the theory of social development?






3. Third development of language






4. Who was the psychoanalyst who documented stages of emotional growth in regards to babies?






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






6. What is a common learning disability in reading?






7. Categories of old age: 75-84






8. An environment where children live and attend school






9. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.






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






11. Which part of the ANS is the calming part of the system?






12. Stereotypes in genders; boys play with trucks and girls wear makeup - etc.






13. 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






14. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings






15. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?






16. What kind of problem can it cause when a husband and wife have different blood types?

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






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






19. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'






20. 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






21. Who first coined self-efficacy?






22. What is: the part of the ear inside the cochlea; contains sensors that change energy into impulses to be decoded by the brain?






23. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






24. What percentage of children are affected by hyperactivity?






25. What is: attraction to the same sex?






26. When people are followed and studied over a long period of time and checked up on at certain points






27. 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






28. The larger the sample:






29. Fourth development of language






30. Stages of friendship: two way - fair weathered






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






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






33. What controls breathing and heart rate?






34. What is the chance of having a boy or girl - according to Mendel's experiments in genetics?






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






36. Which lobe is related to vision?






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






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






39. When people w/in an experiment are assigned to a group randomly






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






41. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






42. What is the name for the two halves of the brain?






43. What is the medical means to terminate a pregnancy?






44. What is: growth from the head downward (head develops before rest of the body)?






45. Rogers and Maslow are both:






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






47. What is: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






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






49. Defense mechanism: hiding the feelings and not acknowledging them






50. What does STDs stand for - including AIDS and herpes?