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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?






2. What kind of problem can it cause when a husband and wife have different blood types?

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3. What is the study done to show that infants have depth perception?






4. Which stage of development is: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (making their own decisions)






5. What is the term for the death of a child under one year - for no apparent reason?






6. What is when the baby is born in a pool or bath with dim lights?






7. Id - Ego - and Super Ego were all founded by who?






8. Dying w/o a will






9. A child that bounces back from a difficult situation






10. A morpheme that can be a word on its own






11. What is: when a person or animal responds to a neutral stimulus with a meaningful one






12. What is another name for a newborn?






13. Stages that a person goes through when they find out they have an incurable disease or find out they are going to die

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






15. 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






16. Third stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'If you don't die I will do the following...'






17. What is: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






18. Who was the psychoanalyst who documented stages of emotional growth in regards to babies?






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






20. Means that the participants must know the content of the experiment and be warned of any risk or harm






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






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






23. Stage in which a person makes decisions according to his or her conscience; the universal ethical principal orientation; not many people ever reach this stage






24. A higher number of the correlation coefficient closer to the number one shows a:






25. What is another name for a sound wave's amplitude?






26. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






27. A term used in research used to describe something measurable usually expressed as a number






28. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






29. In a kibbutz - the real parents of children may see them for one hour a day - a time referred to as the __________.






30. Four steps of the scientific method include:






31. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?






32. What is: the theory focused on the individual's unconscious motivations?






33. Why are IQ scores only accurate for short periods of time?






34. Which though process is follower thinking?






35. Experiment when none of the doctors - researchers - and participants know who is getting the real drug






36. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?






37. Why does a gamete have a half set of chromosomes?






38. 1 + 5 + 6. What is the mean?






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






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






41. What is the part of the ear that includes the oval window - cochlea - and organ of Corti?






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






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






44. A way of obtaining information about a specific type of information in which questionnaires are given out to participants who are then asked to answer the questions to the best of their ability






45. What is: relating new information to something familiar






46. What purpose do fontanels have?

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






48. Who did the experiment with baby monkeys about affection and love?






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






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