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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Usually has a doctoral degree in psychology plus an internship; cannot prescribe medicine.






2. Third element: There is a gap between what the child can do with help - and what they can do on their own; shows when a child has finally learned it






3. A signal to society that certain rules have changed - this person is no longer a child






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






5. What is: the part of the ear inside the cochlea; contains sensors that change energy into impulses to be decoded by the brain?






6. What is: focusing attention on a small amount of information?






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






8. Who believed that children's thinking doesn't develop smoothly - but instead certain points where it 'takes off' and transitions into new areas?






9. Defense mechanism: a type of displacement - a redirection of the feeling into a socially productive activity






10. Age at with children start feeling a fear of the dark - which can be strong and appear suddenly






11. What is the name for the bundles of axons - used to communicate between the two halves of brain?






12. What is the name for the two halves of the brain?






13. Who founded the Hierarchy of Needs theory?






14. What is the variable that the experimenter controls?






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






16. John Bowlby felt that attachment held evolutionary purpose. Explain






17. What purpose do fontanels have?

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18. What is: attraction to both sexes?






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






20. The awareness of being a male or female






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






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






23. What does STDs stand for - including AIDS and herpes?






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






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






26. Who did the experiment with baby monkeys about affection and love?






27. A correlation coefficient of zero






28. What is: sheath of thin latex designed to catch sperm upon ejaculation?






29. Who did the study between stimulus and response with dogs; and what did he discover?






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






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






32. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






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






34. The distortion of the results






35. The first experiment of classical conditioning was done by who?






36. The number which occurs the most often






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






38. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






39. 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?






40. Fourth development of language






41. What is: a statistical measure of typical scores for categories of information?






42. What is: the theory that all people are inherently good and motivated to achieve their full potential






43. How can parents avoid down syndrome in their children?






44. First stage in the Kubler-Ross's Stages of Dying: 'This could never happen to me. This must be a mistake'






45. Who first coined self-efficacy?






46. What is the name of the scientist known as the father of genetics and inheritance?






47. 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






48. Which thought process is a creative process?






49. What system is made up of the hypothalamus and other glands?






50. Who argued that classical conditioning explains some behaviors - but operant conditioning plays a much larger role?







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