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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: growth from the center (spine) outward - where vital organs form before the extremities?






2. What is the most dangerous trimester for the fetus (in regard to drug/alcohol use)?






3. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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4. Level 3 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






5. Where is the pituitary gland located - and how big is it?






6. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






7. What is: term used to describe a person's belief that they can perform a task successfully?






8. Stereotypes in genders; boys play with trucks and girls wear makeup - etc.






9. What are the four stages of sexual response?






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






11. In a case study - a single individual called a _____ is intensely studied






12. Did a longitudinal study that showed that smart kids are happy adults






13. Stages of friendship: one way assistance






14. A system which uses operant conditioning to make less probable actions more likely to occur by using more probable actions as reinforcers






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






16. 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.






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






18. Fourth step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you begin to think about you self-esteem and how you feel as a person






19. The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates






20. What is the name for depth perception cues made with both eyes?






21. What is: the theory focused on 'how' of behavior; minds are a continuous flow of information about experiences - and role is to study the mind/behavior as they adapt to the environment






22. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






23. A test that gives information about a participant including standardized tests such as aptitude - interest - and personality tests






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






25. What is the thought process that considers an idea or belief (thesis) and acknowledges the idea's opposite (antithesis)?






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






27. A child that is always in a hurry






28. All other variables w/in an experiment that researchers do not have control over






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






30. What is another name for a newborn?






31. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?






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






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






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






35. Biological theories of aging: we only have a certain number of cells - which are programmed to only replicate so many times before they are finished and the body begins to deteriorate






36. What attention disorders also interfere with the learning process?






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






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






39. What are the four characteristics of perception?






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






41. Defense mechanism: feelings are redirected to someone else






42. How does the pupil work?






43. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






44. What do endocrine glands do?






45. Age at which most children will identify specific 'best-friends'






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






47. What are the factors that influence psychosocial health?






48. What disorder causes a person to have difficulty concentration - be easily distracted - or constantly in motion?






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






50. What is: an experienced practitioner who can attend pregnancies and deliveries?