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Question #1

What is the term used to describe the variable that the researcher manipulates in an experiment?

A dependent

B extraneous

C confound

D independent

Question #2

The first step in the scientific method of research is the

A identification of a problem.

B dissemination of findings.

C formation of a tentative conclusion.

D collection of data.

Question #3

Low birth weight is the term used to describe neonates who weigh less than what amount of weight at birth?

A 3 1/2 lbs.

B 5 1/2 lbs.

C 2 1/2 lbs.

D 4 1/2 lbs.

Question #4

What is the term used to describe a fetus not yet born as of two weeks after the due date or 42 weeks after the mother’s last menstrual period?

A Preterm

B Overmature

C Small for gestational date

D Postmature

Question #5

What is used for the mechanical monitoring of fetal heartbeat during labor and delivery?

A Amniocentisis.

B Natural childbirth

C Lamaze

D Electronic fetal monitoring.

Question #6

During childbirth, the descent and emergence of the baby occurs during which stage?

A two

B four

C one

D three

Question #7

What term is used to describe the surgical procedure to remove the baby from the uterus through the abdomen?

A vaginal-section

B Z-section

C Cesarean delivery

D Abdomenectomy

Question #8

An antiseptic, temperature-controlled crib for low-birth-weight babies is called an

A isolette.

B internal heat unit.

C innolette.

D external heat unit.

Question #9

What is the maximum score that a healthy newborn can receive on the Apgar scale?

A 10

B 8

C 6

D 4

Question #10

A few days after birth, a baby develops a yellowish tinge to the skin and eyes. What condition do the symptoms indicate?

A neonatal jaundice

B hypoxia

C kidney jaundice

D anoxia

Question #11

What is the term used to describe the fuzzy hair on the body of a newborn?

A lanugo.

B meconium.

C vermis.

D follicle caseosa.

Question #12

What is the average weight of a newborn?

A 8 ½ lbs.

B 7 ½ lbs.

C 5 lbs.

D 10 lbs.

Question #13

The placenta is expelled during which stage of childbirth?

A second

B fourth

C third

D first

Question #14

Dilation of the cervix indicates which stage of birth?

A second

B first

C fourth

D third

Question #15

What term is used to describe the attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine wall?

A Implantation

B Gestation

C Deplantation

D Mesoderm

Question #16

If one twin has an X and Y chromosome, while the other twin has two X chromosomes, then the twins are

A monozygotic.

B protozygotic.

C unizygotic.

D dizygotic.

Question #17

The increased use of fertility drugs, along with delayed childbearing, has resulted in

A no change in multiple births.

B a decrease in multiple births.

C an increase in multiple births.

D no relationship between these factors.

Question #18

What is the term used to describe an experienced helper who offers emotional support during labor?

A doula.

B mediator.

C medicator.

D doctor.

Question #19

Environmental factors that may produce birth defects are called

A blastocysts.

B toxinogens.

C allergens.

D teratogens.

Question #20

The variable that the researcher measures from the participants in an experiment is called the

A independent confound.

B extraneous variable.

C independent variable

D dependent variable.

Question #21

In which procedure is a sample of fluid taken from around the fetus and analyzed for possible defects?

A Ultrasound

B Amniocentesis

C Electronic fetal monitoring

D Chorionic villus sampling

Question #22

If a mother wanted to have a clear image of the fetus in her womb, which procedure would she most likely use?

A Amniocentesis

B Fetal biopsy

C Ultrasound

D Chorionic villus sampling

Question #23

During which prenatal stage do the major body systems and organs develop?

A Germinal

B Fetal

C Embryonic

D Terminal

Question #24

A couple’s genetic counselor shows them magnified photographs of each parent’s chromosomes arranged on a chart according to size and structure. What is this chart called?

A Karyotype

B Phenotype

C Gamete analysis

D Allele typing.

Question #25

A person’s observable characteristics are his or her

A alleles.

B genotype.

C phenotype.

D genetic imprint.

Question #26

A zygote is created when a sperm and an egg combine in the fallopian tube to form a single cell. This process is referred to as

A ovulation.

B implantation.

C fertilization.

D menstruation.

Question #27

A researcher measures the cognitive skills of 100 people who are age 30 and compares them with 100 people who are age 50. This is an example of which research design?

A cross-sectional

B cross-sequential

C clinical

D longitudinal

Question #28

A researcher follows the same group of children over a 10-year period, measuring their performance twice a year. This is which research design?

A longitudinal

B cross-sequential

C clinical

D cross-sectional

Question #29

When research deals with objectively measurable data, this is a description of

A quantitative research

B theories

C hypotheses

D qualitative research

Question #30

What is the term used to describe the temporary support that parents, teachers, and others give a child in doing a task until the child can do it alone?

A scaffolding

B constructing

C supporting

D laddering

Question #31

Which researcher is best known for his theory of cognitive development?

A Sigmund Freud

B Jean Piaget

C Erik Erikson

D Abraham Maslow

Question #32

The principles of classical conditioning were developed by

A B. F. Skinner

B Sigmund Freud

C Edward Thorndike

D Ivan Pavlov

Question #33

Which of the following researchers worked with “Little Albert” in one of the earliest and most famous examples of classical conditioning in human development?

A B. F. Skinner

B Edward Thorndike

C John B. Watson

D Ivan Pavlov

Question #34

According to Freud, the part of the personality that operates on the “pleasure principle,” seeking the immediate gratification of desires is the

A id.

B ego ideal.

C superego.

D ego.

Question #35

The proper order of Sigmund Freud’s psychosexual stages of development is

A anal, oral, genital, latency, phallic.

B anal, phallic, oral, latency, genital.

C oral, latency, genital, anal, phallic.

D oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital.

Question #36

A therapeutic approach aimed at giving patients insight into their unconscious conflicts is called

A psychoconsciousness.

B psychosexual analysis.

C repression analysis.

D psychoanalysis.

Question #37

Stacy’s mother believes that most of Stacy’s acting out lately has been caused by unconscious forces within her that motivate her behavior. Stacy’s mother follows which perspective?

A Humanistic

B Psychoanalytic

C Evolutionary/sociobiological

D Contextual

Question #38

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by

A B. F. Skinner

B Albert Bandura.

C Ivan Pavlov.

D Sigmund Freud.

Question #39

Heredity is

A the totality of experiential influences on development.

B nurture

C inborn traits or characteristics inherited from the biological parents.

D the environment.

Question #40

What is the term used to describe the characteristic of an event that occurs in a similar way for most people in a group?

A plasticity

B risk factors

C normative

D nonnormative

Question #41

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the major divisions of the lifespan?

A senescence

B late adulthood

C prenatal

D infancy and toddlerhood

Question #42

Division of the lifespan into periods is a

A social construction.

B cognitive construction.

C intellectual construction.

D physical construction.

Question #43

The concept of a lifelong process of development that can be studied scientifically is known as what?

A social development

B life-span development

C longtime development

D childhood development

Question #44

Emotions, personality, and social relationships are all part of which domain of development?

A cognitive

B physical

C psychological

D psychosocial

Question #45

Learning, attention, thinking, and reasoning are all part of which main area of human development?

A social

B cognitive

C emotional

D physical

Question #46

Growth of the body and brain, the sensory capacities, and the motor skills are part of which main area of development?

A social

B emotional

C cognitive

D physical

Question #47

Thinking, intelligence, and language fall within which main area of human development?

A cognitive

B social

C physical

D quantitative

Question #48

Scientific study that focuses on the systematic processes of change and stability in people is called human

A decisions.

B development.

C discussion.

D discipline.

Question #49

A multigenerational kinship unit consisting of parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins is called

A an extended family.

B a nonnormative family.

C blended family.

D a nuclear family.

Question #50

The age range of approximately 6-11 years refers to which of the following periods of development?

A Early childhood

B Middle childhood

C Young adulthood

D Adolescence

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