Test 1

A  30,000

B  20,000

C  40,000

D  10,000

A  average

B  low

C  very low

D  extremely low

A  40

B  30

C  20

D  10

A  diabetes.

B  obesity.

C  malnutrition.

D  normal-range weight.

A  gamete.

B  allele.

C  phenotype.

D  genotype.

A  one ovum fertilized by one sperm that split into two zygotes.

B  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

C  two separate ova that were fertilized by two different sperm.

D  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

A  a home birth.

B  an epidural.

C  induced labor.

D  a cesarean section.

A  the upper arms

B  the primitive streak

C  the neural tube

D  the placenta

A  low-birthweight.

B  preterm.

C  premature.

D  small for gestational age.

A  monozygotic

B  zygotic

C  dizygotic

D  gamete

A  Brandon.

B  neither Melissa nor Brandon.

C  Melissa.

D  both Melissa and Brandon.

A  embryonic, germinal, and fetal.

B  fetal, embryonic, and germinal.

C  germinal, fetal, and embryonic.

D  germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

A  homozygous.

B  dizygotic.

C  heterozygous.

D  monozygotic.

A  is a normal development and no cause for concern.

B  has no treatment.

C  can be mitigated by successful breast-feeding.

D  does not typically interfere with the care of a newborn.

A  fragile X syndrome.

B  nearsightedness.

C  Down syndrome.

D  Tourette syndrome.

A  Bayley Infant Neurological Screener.

B  Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

C  Denver Developmental Screening.

D  Apgar scale.

A  just a Y chromosome.

B  two X chromosomes.

C  two Y chromosomes.

D  an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.

A  Down syndrome.

B  nearsightedness.

C  Huntington’s disease.

D  fragile X syndrome.

A  males living longer than females.

B  millions of newborn girls being placed up for adoption.

C  there being far more unmarried men in China than women.

D  increased abortions of female fetuses.

A  one ovum fertilized by one sperm that split into two zygotes.

B  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

C  two separate ova that were fertilized by two different sperm.

D  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

A  Qualitative

B  Quantitative

C  Experimental

D  Longitudinal

A  because they have learned by watching others react with fear to snakes

B  because of daily life-threatening experiences

C  because of unconscious memories of childhood experiences with snakes

D  because a fear of snakes helped our ancient ancestors survive

A  analyzing evidence.

B  posing a question.

C  conducting research.

D  developing a hypothesis.

A  cigarette smoking is down, exercise is up, and doctors routinely monitor blood pressure, weight, and cholesterol.

B  childhood obesity rates have soared since the early 1980s.

C  more parents are monitoring their children’s use of harmful substances, such as alcohol and drugs.

D  cigarette smoking and obesity rates are up, but cancer risk has decreased dramatically.

A  reporting the results.

B  testing a hypothesis.

C  conducting research.

D  posing a question.

A  assuming that children who are hearing impaired cannot communicate as well as children who can hear.

B  failing to compare typical and atypical behavior.

C  ignoring inconsistencies in a child’s language development.

D  identifying flaws within the scientific method.

A  Cognitive

B  Eclectic

C  Sociocultural

D  Psychoanalytic

A  assimilation.

B  accommodation.

C  operations.

D  equilibrium.

A  leaned toward the behaviorist perspective.

B  emphasized family and culture in his stages.

C  believed that adult problems reflect childhood conflicts.

D  only described development in childhood.

A  any unmeasured variable that is uncontrolled within the context of the experiment.

B  the measured variable that may change depending upon manipulation of a dependent variable.

C  the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.

D  an external variable that cannot be controlled by the researcher.

A  unconditioned stimulus (US)

B  conditioned response (CR)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  conditioned stimulus (CS)

B  unconditioned stimulus (US)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  unconditioned stimulus (US)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  conditioned stimulus (CS)

B  conditioned response (CR)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  Turner’s syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Down syndrome

A  XYY syndrome

B  Klinefelter’s syndrome

C  Down syndrome

A  Turner’s syndrome

B  Down syndrome

C  XYY syndrome

A  Down syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Klinefelter’s syndrome