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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Jean Piaget extensively used which research method to study children?






2. Deaf children will often be more proficient at communicating through _______ than do hearing infants - often being able to sign at ten months old






3. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later






4. The repetition of certain syllables






5. Something used to make a behavior less likely to occur - can be positive or negative






6. Aside from learning disabilities - what physical problem do Kleinfelter people have?


7. Children learn and form their conscience and thoughts of what is acceptable behavior from what?






8. Individual sounds w/ in a word






9. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






10. What is being able to reproduce knowledge from memory?






11. What is the perception characteristic that: you don't have to think about it for it to happen?






12. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?






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






14. What is: the ability to group objects together on the basis of common features?






15. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo






16. What is: not being involved in a sexual relationship?






17. What is the clear membrane in front of the eye that protects it?






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






23. The best way to teach children values is?






24. Time at which most children begin to speak actual words






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






26. 1 -3 -4 -5 -7 -8 -10 what is the median?






27. Sigmund Freud's analysis of human personality and subconscious drives features three main components including:






28. Those who are mentally retarded are least likely to also have WHAT condition?






29. Level 1 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






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






31. What are the four areas of taste that taste-buds recognize?






32. Applied when a test measures something more than one facet






33. Level 2 of Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development includes which stages






34. What is: where the lens changes its curves to help the eye focus?






35. How is ADHD diagnosed?






36. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?






37. Environment in which two (or more) children sit side by side - or near each other - and play without interacting with the other child or trying to influence them in any way. Most children engage in this type of enviornment.






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






39. The negative effects of sensory deprivation (not as much attention) are more likely to _______ w/ the length of the stage.






40. A number between +1 and -1 that measures the strength between two variables






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






42. A person who uses ______ has a stated position - but also acknowledges that it may change over time.






43. How do you fix the problem of mother's cells attacking the baby's?






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






45. True or False: Kohlberg believed that you go through each step of moral development one @ a time and could not skip them.






46. What is the part of the ear that includes the pinna and external auditory canal?






47. What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?






48. What side of the N/N debate means that all children are first good; believe it is the way they are brought up that affects personality and actions?






49. Does a somatic (body) cell have a full - or half - set of chromosomes?






50. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?