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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: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






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






3. Fourth stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'There's nothing I can do about this'






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






5. Third development of language






6. What is: long lasting contraceptive where six capsules are injected in a woman's arm?






7. The process of unassociating the condition with the response






8. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






9. What is the term for oxygen deficiency to the brain?






10. What is the main relay station for incoming sensory signals to the cerebral cortex - and outgoing motor signals from it?






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






12. What is a disease also called German measles?






13. What determines physical traits and is inherited from one or both parents?






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






15. The best way to teach children values is?






16. True or False: Kohlberg believed that you go through each step of moral development one @ a time and could not skip them.






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






18. What is: small device to block access to the uterus; left in place with spermicide for 6-8 hours - in order to kill any remaining sperm?






19. What is: an M.D. who specializes in OB-GYN?






20. What is: the type of thought that has to do with factual information--trivia - vocabulary - science - history?






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






22. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs






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






24. How is IQ calculated?






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






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






27. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency






28. What is: a mix of gender identity - gender roles - and orientation; recognition of ourselves as sexual beings.






29. What is being able to reproduce knowledge from memory?






30. Those who are mentally retarded are least likely to also have WHAT condition?






31. Which stage of development is: Intimacy vs. Isolation? (emotional ties with others)






32. What is the name of the largest commissure?






33. The scientific study of words and sentences






34. Which of these diseases can cause miscarriage - stillbirth - heart defects - deafness - and other problems?






35. Who conducted a longitudinal study of smart kids - resulting that they become happy adults?






36. Parenting styles: makes few demands - hardly ever punishes






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






38. Which stage of development is: Identity vs. Role Confusion? (who am I)






39. List the levels (in order) of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development






40. First step in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs such as food water and shelter






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






42. What is: the number of full wavelengths that pass through a point in a given amount of time






43. What is: the amount of pressure produced by a sound wave - measured in decibels?






44. What is: a person's attraction to other people?






45. Cultural bias not generally known across all subcultures






46. What is: term for how much someone values and respects themselves?






47. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






48. The most direct measure of syntax in middle childhood is what?






49. Who created functionalism?






50. A term used to describe something similar in structure or organization