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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. Child's realization their sex will stay the same






2. Defense mechanism in which complete rejection of the feeling or situation






3. What are: the principles and standards of behavior - including morals; right/wrong and having one's actions correlate with their beliefs






4. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)






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






6. Piaget believed that the individual actively constructs knowledge about the world--what is the term for this?






7. What sends commands to all other parts of the body?






8. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






9. What is the term for identical twins?






10. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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11. Believed each person had an idea of a 'perfect person' and tried to work towards being like that person as much as possible - believing that people needed to become 'fully functioning' individuals






12. What is: the theory to investigate the elements or 'structures' of the mind; classify structures and focus on conscious thought






13. How is extinction best achieved?






14. What is the most extreme outcome of a woman drinking during her pregnancy?






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






16. Age at with children start feeling a fear of the dark - which can be strong and appear suddenly






17. Self-esteem begins forming in:






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






19. If a mother catches rubella in first trimester - what is the chance that the fetus is affected?






20. What is the transparent part in the front of the eye?






21. Who developed the theory of social development?






22. What is the middle number in a set of data called?






23. A disorder where the bones are weakened and become porous - like a sponge






24. Third development of language






25. What are the three things to monitor - to measure temperament in infants?






26. What is: the realization that objects stay the same even when they are made to look different?






27. 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






28. What is: the process of working something out in your head; shows the difference between young children (act and try things out) and older (can do things in their heads)






29. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






30. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






31. Who thought of the mind as a stream of consciousness--a flow of emotions - sensations and thoughts?






32. What is the ability to identify correctly something encountered before?






33. One's wishes for the distribution of one's property and possessions after death






34. What is: the moment an ovum/egg is fertilized by sperm?






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






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






37. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






38. What is the method of surgical delivery?






39. Who introduced the scientific method?






40. What is: the theory that all people are inherently good and motivated to achieve their full potential






41. 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.






42. The study of the aging process






43. Stages of friendship: Momentary playmates






44. What is: growth from the head downward (head develops before rest of the body)?






45. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






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






47. 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.






48. Rogers and Maslow are both:






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






50. When people of different ages are studied at one particular time