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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology
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1. Which stage of development is: Initiative vs. Guilt? (trying different roles)
Biological
Social development or social cognition
Preschooler
Correlational research
2. What is: the theory that all people are inherently good and motivated to achieve their full potential
Egocentrism
Adrenal glands
Humanistic
Iris
3. What is the drug to cause an abortion in the first 9 weeks of pregnancy?
Mainstreaming
RU-486
Cornea and lens
Biological
4. Applied when a test measures something more than one facet
The cerebrum
Erogenous zones
Content validity
23 pairs
5. What is: the most developed - and largest (80%) - part of the brain?
Projection
Natural observation
Cerebral cortex
Cellular Theory
6. Which stage of development is: Identity vs. Role Confusion? (who am I)
Excitement - plateau - orgasm - and resolution phases
Kohlberg
Permissive
Adolescent
7. What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?
Cerebral palsy
Oral contraceptives
Classical conditioning works more to explain reflexive or unconscious reactions - Operant conditioning works to explain elective actions and reactions
Monocular cues
8. What is: the period of sexual maturation?
Kohlberg
Babbling
Phonemes
Puberty
9. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior
10
Super Ego
Cognitive
Cut in half
10. Which stage of development is: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (making their own decisions)
Egocentrism
Toddler
Self-actualization - Esteem needs - Belonging and love - Safety - Physical needs
Cones
11. Id - Ego - and Super Ego were all founded by who?
Mostly developed by the time of birth
Rubella
Family therapy
Sigmund Freud
12. What is the main relay station for incoming sensory signals to the cerebral cortex - and outgoing motor signals from it?
Assimilation
Thalamus
Automatic - selective - contextual - and creative
Opens and closes to let the correct amount of light in
13. Children are most likely to achieve if parents:
Stillbirth
Negative Correlation
Set high standards - assist along the way
Object permanence
14. What is the perception characteristic that: if you have heard a movie is scary - you might be more inclined to get scared?
Contextual
Telegraphic speech
Parietal lobe
Psychological maltreatment
15. When a participant starts to feel the effects of the drug but is actually taking a sugar pill or placebo
Placebo effect
Dialectical perspective
Parallel play
Toxic shock syndrome
16. What is the factor that always stays the same?
Appearance - pulse - grimace (reflex) - activity - and respiration
Assimilation
You need two - one from each parent - to conceive.
Constant
17. What do physicians recommend to prevent SIDS?
Recall
Put babies on their backs to sleep - and not have anything extra (toys - pillows etc) in the bed or crib.
Class inclusion
Negative reinforcer
18. What houses memories and controls our responses to different sensory signals?
Because at birth cells aren't well connected (lacking in myelin - or nerve insulation)
The cerebrum
Median
Phonemes
19. The first experiment of classical conditioning was done by who?
Conceive at younger ages
Middle-age Adult
Ivan Pavlov
Mainstreaming
20. First element to Vygotsky's theory: what does social interaction facilitate?
Olfactory sense
Gentle birth
Parallel play
Cognitive improvement
21. If a test measures what is meant to measure it is considered what?
Valid
Best friend
Contraception
Baby Albert
22. Defense mechanism: Turning a feeling into the exact opposite feeling
Maslow
Reaction Formation
Psychiatrist
Avoid punishment
23. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later
Six or seven months
Erik Erikson
Self-efficacy
Self-actualization - Esteem needs - Belonging and love - Safety - Physical needs
24. What is the most extreme outcome of a woman drinking during her pregnancy?
Nurture
Best friend
Family situation - the world around you - lifespan - and maturity.
Fetal death
25. Which of these diseases can cause miscarriage - stillbirth - heart defects - deafness - and other problems?
Teratology
Absolute threshold
Rubella
Limbic system
26. Defense mechanism: hiding the feelings and not acknowledging them
Extinction
Celibacy
Around age two
Suppression
27. What is the very critical period of the first 3 months in the womb?
Prenatal development
Convergent thinking
Divergent thinking
Depth perception
28. Which receptor is used for color vision?
Cones
Ethics
Independent variable
Adolescent Egocentrism
29. What are the four lobes of the brain?
3
Behaviorism
Occipital - temporal - frontal - and parietal.
Strong correlation
30. Types of child play in chronological order:
Unoccupied behavior - onlooker - solitary independent (plays alone) - parallel play (plays around but not w/ others) - associative - cooperative play
Social learning theory
Family practitioner
Middle ear
31. Which protective brain layer is the strongest and thickest?
Dura mater
Middle ear
Baby Albert
It measures a child against their peers - in that moment
32. What is a fertilized ovum or egg?
Positive reinforcer
Zygote
Object permanence
Stage 2
33. What is the method in which a variable and constant are use to test theories?
Stage 1
Family therapy
Condom
Experimental research
34. The scientific study of words and sentences
Operant Conditioning
Autism
Cognitive theorist
Semantics
35. Gifted children often hide gifts to ______.
Fit in
Denial
Cut in half
Cooing
36. The best way to teach children values is?
Parietal lobe
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Through actions - doing what you believe is correct
As they age
37. People who are working that experience discrimination because of their age - whether too young or too old are victims of what?
Emotional neglect
Ageism
Constant
Lewis Terman
38. Second stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This is unfair. Why me?'
Anger (Emotion)
Monozygotic twins
Survey
Cerebrum
39. What is the term for lack of responsiveness to other people?
Autism
Three percent
Response extinction
Nature vs. nurture
40. What is when the baby is born in a pool or bath with dim lights?
Longitudinal Study
Cornea and lens
Gentle birth
Content validity
41. Where are genes carried?
Francis Bacon--16th century
On chromosomes
50%
Six months
42. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?
Sampling
Infertility
Syphillis and rubella
Abortion
43. What are the four components of psychosocial health?
Spiritual - emotional - mental - and social health
Mean
Independent variable
Midwife
44. Biological theories of aging: the number of cells that have problems or mutations that increase w/ age
Emotional health
Virginia Apgar - or Apgar Rating
Pia mater
Genetic Mutation
45. What is the term for identical twins?
Monozygotic twins
Dizygotic twins
Osteoporosis
Weak correlation
46. What is: method of contraception by having no direct contact with partner's genitals?
Qualitative
Figurative language
Abstinence
Syphillis and rubella
47. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.
23 pairs
1) Gather info - 2) Generate hypothesis - 3) Test hypothesis - 4) Revise
Social learning theory
Self-concept
48. Who coined the Theory of Moral Development?
Miscarriages or stillbirths
Kohlberg
Cross-modal perception
4
49. Which stage of development is: Ego Integrity vs. Despair? (what they have done with their life)
Mainstreaming
Old Age
Automatic - selective - contextual - and creative
The penis doesn't grow and breasts may develop.
50. Third step in Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in which you may want to meet needs of belongings and love through relationships
Prenatal development
Belonging and love
Permissive
Physical needs
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