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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology
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1. What is the method of surgical delivery?
Cesarean birth
Mode
6-12
As they age
2. What is: a period in a child's development in which he/she is capable of understanding some things but not others
Stage
Auditory System
Olfactory sense
Because at birth cells aren't well connected (lacking in myelin - or nerve insulation)
3. Which part of the ANS is the arousing part of the system?
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic nervous system
6-12
Psychoanalytic theory
4. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?
Psychological maltreatment
Spiritual health
It measures a child against their peers - in that moment
Parallel play
5. What is: term used to describe a person's belief that they can perform a task successfully?
10
1 & 2
Self-efficacy
Family practitioner
6. A chronic condition that deteriorates the nerve fibers in the brain controlling memory - speech - and personality. Early symptoms including personality changes - lack of interest in activities - and change in sleep patterns.
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7. Types of child play in chronological order:
Androgynous
Unoccupied behavior - onlooker - solitary independent (plays alone) - parallel play (plays around but not w/ others) - associative - cooperative play
They can be coached into learning a type of test--do better or worse - etc.
Old-old
8. Something pleasant used to make a behavior more likely
Autism
Women - men
Acceptance
Positive reinforcer
9. Dying w/o a will
Kibbutz
Intestate
Lewis Terman
Jean Piaget
10. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?
Gonads
Outer ear
99%
Self-efficacy
11. What is the conception alternative where fertilization of the egg is done outside the body - and then transferred back into the body?
In vitro fertilization
Watching their parents
Bandura
Social learning theory
12. Failure to thrive is caused by:
Corpus callosum
Emotional neglect
Closure
Reinforcer
13. What are: general term for the reproductive organs in a male or female?
Pitch
Gonads
9-15
You need two - one from each parent - to conceive.
14. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?
Cross-modal perception
B.F. Skinner
Three percent
Spiritual - emotional - mental - and social health
15. The process of unassociating the condition with the response
Extinction
Explicit role instruction
Old Age
Cochlea
16. True or False: Kohlberg believed that you go through each step of moral development one @ a time and could not skip them.
Babbling
True
Cross-modal perception
Self-report data
17. When one variable increase - another variable increases. We call this a what?
Classical conditioning
Positive Correlation
Middle-old
Rods
18. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?
Set high standards - assist along the way
Base of the skull; size of a pea
Breast-feeding
Rods
19. What are the 8 psychological approaches?
Authoritarian
Biological; Behavioral; Cognitive; Humanistic; Psychoanalytical; Structuralism; Functionalism; Nature vs. Nurture
Dura mater
Long labors or birth complications
20. What is: method of contraception by having no direct contact with partner's genitals?
Negative reinforcer
Abstinence
RU-486
Gerontology
21. Fourth development of language
You need two - one from each parent - to conceive.
Zone of Proximal Development
Gonads
Telegraphic speech
22. What is the chance of a baby having PKU?
Stillbirth
Crystallized intelligence
Spiritual health
1 in 14 -000
23. What is the part of the ear that includes the oval window - cochlea - and organ of Corti?
Inner ear
Middle ear
Gentle birth
Set high standards - assist along the way
24. If a test measures what is meant to measure it is considered what?
Habituation
Consciousness
Valid
Convergent thinking
25. Imitation of a past-observed behavior
Deferred imitation
Daydreaming
Obstetrician-gynecologist
Endocrine system
26. What syndrome is characterized by small stature - poor coordination - hyperactive - learning disabilities - mental retardation - or large head?
John Watson
Self-efficacy
Correlation Research
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
27. What coordinates all movements and muscles?
Cellular Theory
Around age two
Egocentric behavior
Cerebellum
28. What is the factor that always stays the same?
Genes
Constant
Rods
Stage 3
29. There are usually two groups in an experiment - titled:
Punishment
Informed consent
Rite of Passage
Experimental group and control group
30. Who introduced the scientific method?
Subject
Super Ego
Francis Bacon--16th century
Cerebrospinal fluid
31. What is: another form of consciousness involving very little effort; dreaming while awake or letting the mind wander?
Daydreaming
It measures a child against their peers - in that moment
Peer group
Cerebrum
32. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:
Set high standards - assist along the way
Psychiatrist
Negative Correlation
Rubella
33. Second development of language - still pre-speech; repetition of meaningful sounds
Adrenal glands
Babbling
Safety
Denial (Shock)
34. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time
Content validity
Cross Sectional Study
Infants were placed on a solid - opaque surface - and the mothers were placed at the end of the table - where the opaque ended and glass begun. The infants didn't want to cross the glass because they could see the distance between themselves and the
In vitro fertilization
35. One's wishes for the distribution of one's property and possessions after death
A will
The posterior (back) fontanel: within two months of birth. The anterior (front) fontanel: by the child's 2nd birthday.
Naturalistic observation
Operant Conditioning
36. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?
90%
Cerebral palsy
Appearance - pulse - grimace (reflex) - activity - and respiration
Egocentrism
37. All other variables w/in an experiment that researchers do not have control over
Dependent variable
B.F. Skinner
Perception
Peer group
38. If you are A positive blood - what is that in terms of Rh factor?
Young-old
The right hand - right eye - and speech
Rh positive
Behavioral
39. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings
Regression
Base of the skull; size of a pea
Gender identity
More Knowledgeable Other (MKO)
40. What are: the harmful substances to a developing fetus?
Teratogens
Sympathetic - parasympathetic - and enteric
Sexual identity
Autoimmune Theory
41. Defense mechanism: transferring your thoughts and feelings onto others
Commissures
Experimental group and control group
Projection
The Premack Principle
42. Does a gamete (reproductive) cell have full or half set of chromosomes?
Dialectical perspective
Preconventional Morality
Half (23)
Regression
43. What is: the ear's interpretation of a sound's frequency
Crystallized intelligence
Pitch
The meanlinkk of utterance (how long their sentences are)
Papillae
44. What is: a child (especially preschool age) doesn't take into consideration other people's needs--their perceptions are limited to their own point of view
Egocentric behavior
Subjects may be dishonest w/ their answers
Alfred Binet
Syphillis and rubella
45. John Bowlby felt that attachment held evolutionary purpose. Explain
Kibbutz
Selera
The infant wants to be in proximity of the person who cares for them as a form of self-preservation. If a child feels that their caregiver is nearby and attentive - they feel confident to explore their surroundings. If not - they feel anxious and ove
Homosexual
46. What is the name for depth perception cues made with one eye?
Stage 6
Subject
Wilhelm Wundt
Monocular cues
47. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?
More Knowledgeable Other (MKO)
Long labors or birth complications
Ageism
Pituitary gland
48. What is: attraction to the opposite sex?
Heterosexual
The cloth monkey
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Pitch
49. A system which uses operant conditioning to make less probable actions more likely to occur by using more probable actions as reinforcers
Reinforcer
The Premack Principle
Sigmund Freud
Social aspect of language
50. What is another term for the system of hearing?
Dependent variable
Bound morpheme
Nurture
Auditory System