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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 can parents avoid down syndrome in their children?






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






3. A correlation coefficient of zero






4. What is a sometimes-fatal disease occuring from the excessive use of tampons - or leaving a diaphragm in - for longer than prescribed time?






5. Stage in which you see the right action as what satisfies your personal needs; a person becomes aware of two different viewpoints






6. Stage in which a person is concerned w/ how their action might affect society; the social contract orientation






7. Whatmakes a person able to see objects are they are - in 3 dimensions?






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






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






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






11. Experiment where researchers made a baby afraid of rats through classical conditioning






12. What is: the theory centered on behavior; see person as blank slate upon which impressions of experiences can be recorded.






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






14. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later






15. Which though process is follower thinking?






16. How much are the eyes developed in newborns?






17. A lower number of the correlation coefficient - closer to the number zero shows a:






18. When does language development begin?






19. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative






20. Who proposed fluid/crystallized intelligence?






21. What gland releases hormones that regulate hormone secretions of other glands?






22. Which lobe is related to hearing?






23. Second development of language - still pre-speech; repetition of meaningful sounds






24. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






25. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely






26. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






27. What side of the N/N debate means that all children are first good; believe it is the way they are brought up that affects personality and actions?






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






29. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






30. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






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






32. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






33. Theory by Bandura; the interaction of a person's personality - the environment - and the behavior.






34. A higher number of the correlation coefficient closer to the number one shows a:






35. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






36. What is a learning disability in math - where concepts are learned one day and forgotten the next?






37. States that infants need to form at least one strong attachment such as to a parent - in order to develop normally

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






39. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics






40. A communication style in which single words are used to communicate - typical of toddlers learning to speak - for example 'give' or 'mama'. The meaning is still understood even though complete sentences are not used






41. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?






42. When do children develop object permanence?






43. When a researcher observes and studies subjects w/o interacting or interfering w/ them






44. Visible signs of aging include:

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45. What is a common learning disability in reading?






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






47. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






48. What are areas in a baby's skull where cartilage hasn't yet hardened into bone?






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






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