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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where a group of people live together and the children of all the people are raised by one or two people






2. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






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






4. What is: the study of substances which are harmful to prenatal development?






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






6. What is: your sense of being a man or woman as defined by society?






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






8. We smell when airborne molecules of an odor reach tiny receptor cells in the top of the nasal cavity; what is the name of this receptor area?






9. What are: chemicals designed to kill sperm?






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






11. Theory by Bandura; the interaction of a person's personality - the environment - and the behavior.






12. What are: vibrations in the air that we receive through the ear to be processed?






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






14. What two things make up the central nervous system?






15. Stages of friendship: intimate






16. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






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






18. What is: a mix of gender identity - gender roles - and orientation; recognition of ourselves as sexual beings.






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






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






21. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






22. All senses report to the thalamus except for one--which?






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






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






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

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26. How is ADHD diagnosed?






27. What controls breathing and heart rate?






28. What is the part in the back of the eye that includes receptors called rods and cones?






29. The larger the sample:






30. What gland releases hormones that regulate hormone secretions of other glands?






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






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






33. Children that are raised on the Kibbutz are used to study the effects of what?






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






35. What is: located in the limbic system - with primary function to store memories?






36. What is the term for fraternal twins?






37. What is: when adolescents truly believe themselves to be the center of the universe to those around them?






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






39. Who developed the theory of social development?






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






41. What is the characteristic that: you fill in areas that we do not have complete information about?






42. Used to show links between people - events - actions - behaviors - etc. while not determining the caus - rather is linked to statistics






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






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






45. What is the chance of a baby having PKU?






46. Parenting styles: 'because I say so'--more prevalent in lower-class families






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






48. 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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49. What is: growth from the center (spine) outward - where vital organs form before the extremities?






50. A chronic condition that deteriorates the nerve fibers in the brain controlling memory - speech - and personality. Early symptoms including personality changes - lack of interest in activities - and change in sleep patterns.

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