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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: relating new information to something familiar






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






3. Third stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'If you don't die I will do the following...'






4. When do children develop object permanence?






5. A set of cases of people randomly chosen from a large group to represent that large group






6. What is the conception alternative where fertilization of the egg is done outside the body - and then transferred back into the body?






7. What is another name for a newborn?






8. What is the method of surgical delivery?






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






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






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






12. When one variable increase - another variable increases. We call this a what?






13. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time






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






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






16. Theory that every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first between people - then inside the child.






17. What side of the N/N debate means that a child will be born with whatever disposition - tastes - personality they were 'meant' to have; believe that there are bad seeds.






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






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






20. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






21. Who developed the theory of social development?






22. If a test measures what is meant to measure it is considered what?






23. Stages that a person goes through when they find out they have an incurable disease or find out they are going to die

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






25. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






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






27. Fourth development of language






28. 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






29. How much is hearing developed in neonates?






30. How is IQ calculated?






31. What syndrome happens when a woman smokes while pregnant?






32. What two other chemicals do the adrenal glands secrete?






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






34. Which though process is follower thinking?






35. What is: the ability to group objects together on the basis of common features?






36. What are the different types of caregivers for pregnancy?






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

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38. What are the four components of psychosocial health?






39. What is the name for minimum amount of something we can detect or sense?






40. What is: when a person or animal responds to a neutral stimulus with a meaningful one






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






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






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






44. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






45. Parenting styles: 'because I say so'--more prevalent in lower-class families






46. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






47. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?






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






49. Rang the bell each time he fed the dog; eventually how early did the dogs start salivating?






50. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely