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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 realization that objects stay the same even when they are made to look different?






2. What is: the ability to associate something from one area of knowledge - and use that to determine or imagine what it is like in other aspects?






3. Defense mechanism: you deny your feelings and come up with ways to justify your behavior






4. What is: your thoughts about what gives life purpose--the meaning of life - religion






5. The final stage of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. A stage you may never actually meet.






6. Method that teaches children to realized their full potential.






7. What kind of childbirth did Dr. Grantly Dick Read start teaching?






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






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






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






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






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






13. What is: the process by which a person takes material into their mind from the environment - which may mean changing sensory evidence to make it fit?






14. What are the four lobes of the brain?






15. Putting disabled students w/ normal students






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






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






18. The awareness of being a male or female






19. What glands affect the mood - energy level - and stress?






20. What is the most popular method for giving birth?






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






22. What fluid covers the brain - and is used to transport chemicals and regulate pressure?






23. Chomsky believed that the ability to develop language skills was inherited in ______.






24. Pavlovs famous classical conditioning dog experiment.






25. What houses memories and controls our responses to different sensory signals?






26. What are: drugs taken within three days to prevent pregnancy from instances such as no protection - or a broken condom?






27. Stage in which a person is concerned w/ how their action might affect society; the social contract orientation






28. What is: attraction to the same sex?






29. The average of a data set






30. What are the five areas of Apgar Rating - with scores of 0-2 in each?






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






32. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age






33. What is: when a sample is taken from the fluid in the amniotic sac - to be tested for diseases or genetic traits?






34. Stage in which whether you will be punished or not determines what is moral or not - also called the punishment and obiedience phase






35. How was the visual cliff study conducted?

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

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






38. What is the ring of muscles that makes up the colored part of the eye?






39. Which though process is follower thinking?






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






41. Defense mechanism: reverting to old behavior to avoid feelings






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






43. Who first coined self-efficacy?






44. A reinforcer that is physical (tangible) or from the environment - like payment for work - or a prize






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






46. Who created the first scientific psychology laboratory?






47. What is the factor that always stays the same?






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






49. What is: the bumps on top of the tongue that contain taste buds?






50. Defense mechanism: Turning a feeling into the exact opposite feeling