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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 way the brain organizes and gives meaning to information provided by the senses?






2. A set of cases of people randomly chosen from a large group to represent that large group






3. What are the four components of psychosocial health?






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






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






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

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






8. What 4 main problems do fetal alcohol syndrome cause?






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






10. What is: method of contraception by having no direct contact with partner's genitals?






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






12. Which part of the ANS is the arousing part of the system?






13. A morpheme that must be w/ a word






14. What is the method to find the amount that one variable changes in relation to another?






15. What types of drugs can hurt a developing fetus if taken by the mother?






16. Which thought process is a creative process?






17. Categories of old age: 65-74






18. Rogers and Maslow are both:






19. Second element: The presence of someone who knows more in an area - like a parent - teacher - coach - etc.?






20. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:






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






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






23. Who created structuralism?






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






25. What are the two directions of growth in the embryo?






26. The smallest unit of a word which has meaning - may be bound or free






27. 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?






28. Parenting styles: makes few demands - hardly ever punishes






29. What does the right half of the brain control?






30. Which stage of development is: Identity vs. Role Confusion? (who am I)






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






32. Which protective brain layer is mostly blood vessels?






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






34. When do the two fontanels harden?

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35. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?






36. What is: your feelings and reactions






37. What is: structures in the cerebral cortex related to memory and emotion?






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






39. Imitation of a past-observed behavior






40. The larger the sample:






41. 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?






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






43. Stages of friendship: Momentary playmates






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






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






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






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






48. What percent of children in kindergarten are immunized?






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






50. What syndrome occurs when someone two X and one Y chromosome...and what gender does this make?