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






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






3. Categories of old age: 65-74






4. Dying w/o a will






5. What purpose do fontanels have?

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6. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






7. What is: the way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?






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






9. Teaches that when a certain action is performed - there are consequences--reinforces good behavior with extrinsic/intrinsic reinforcers






10. We smell when airborne molecules of an odor reach tiny receptor cells in the top of the nasal cavity; what is the name of this receptor area?






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






12. Stage at which children are egocentric and will therefore think divorce is their fault






13. What are the four characteristics of perception?






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






15. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






16. Anything which makes a behavior more likely to occur






17. Stages of friendship: one way assistance






18. The average of a data set






19. Once the disease strikes - an individual w/ Alzheimer's disease usually has their life expectancy is:






20. What are the four layers that protect the brain?






21. Self-aware - recognized - defined






22. What types of drugs can hurt a developing fetus if taken by the mother?






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






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






25. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






26. Biological theories of aging: like everything else in the world - the human body wears out






27. Which stage of development is: Generativity vs. Stagnation? (giving to the next generation)






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






29. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?






30. Third step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you may want to meet needs of belongings and love through relationships






31. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior






32. Recent research supports that children learn from listening to their parents talk to them in 'baby talk'; which aspect of language is this?






33. Second stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This is unfair. Why me?'






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






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






36. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






37. Stages of friendship: Momentary playmates






38. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






39. What is another name for a newborn?






40. The best way to teach children values is?






41. The process of unassociating the condition with the response






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






43. When can a person's short term memory become incapacitated?






44. Which stage of development is: Initiative vs. Guilt? (trying different roles)






45. Types of child play in chronological order:






46. A method of modifying behavior - by ignoring the behavior so you don't have the response






47. Which stage of development is: Industry vs. Inferiority? (working with others)






48. What two things make up the central nervous system?






49. What is: the elated feeling adolescents have - that they are immune to risks - mortality and probability; false sense of security thinking they will never fall or get caught.






50. What thought process is supported by the example that: infants are given an object to hold - and then can recognize by sight the object.