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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






2. Self-aware - recognized - defined






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






4. A reinforcer that is physical (tangible) or from the environment - like payment for work - or a prize






5. What is: the study of substances which are harmful to prenatal development?






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






7. What is: the representation in the mind of a set of perceptions - ideas - and actions - which go together






8. Who made the first IQ test?






9. There are usually two groups in an experiment - titled:






10. What is: psychological definition for having more equal personality characteristics between male&female?






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






12. What is another term for the system of hearing?






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






14. When something from conditioning carries over to another related area; made baby Albert afraid of all furry animals - rather than just rats






15. What is the most popular method for giving birth?






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






17. What is the conception alternative where semen is deposited into the body via a thin tube?






18. The negative effects of sensory deprivation (not as much attention) are more likely to _______ w/ the length of the stage.






19. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






20. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






21. When someone sees an incomplete form - they fill in the pieces and perceive it as it would be that way. What Gestalt principle is this an example of?






22. What is: the belief that you are the center of the universe and everything revolves around you - and the inability to see the world as someone else does and adapt to it.






23. What is: when a child can't be conceived via the usual method?






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






25. Which stage of development is: Trust vs. Mistrust?






26. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






27. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?






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






29. What part of the central nervous system controls all necessary functions of the body?






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






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






32. Time at which most children begin to speak actual words






33. Not physical abuse but when the child feels rejected or feels failure






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






35. Individual sounds w/ in a word






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






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






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






39. What is: your thoughts - beliefs - attitudes - and values






40. Why did studies used by Piaget and Freud lead to wrong conclusions?






41. Dying w/o a will






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






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






44. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






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






46. All senses report to the thalamus except for one--which?






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






48. How many different theories of language development are there?






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






50. What is: a permanent facility control done through surgical procedures?