Test 1

A  40,000

B  10,000

C  20,000

D  30,000

A  very low

B  extremely low

C  average

D  low

A  10

B  40

C  30

D  20

A  malnutrition.

B  diabetes.

C  obesity.

D  normal-range weight.

A  phenotype.

B  allele.

C  genotype.

D  gamete.

A  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

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

C  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

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

A  a home birth.

B  an epidural.

C  a cesarean section.

D  induced labor.

A  the upper arms

B  the primitive streak

C  the neural tube

D  the placenta

A  small for gestational age.

B  low-birthweight.

C  premature.

D  preterm.

A  zygotic

B  dizygotic

C  monozygotic

D  gamete

A  both Melissa and Brandon.

B  Melissa.

C  neither Melissa nor Brandon.

D  Brandon.

A  fetal, embryonic, and germinal.

B  germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

C  embryonic, germinal, and fetal.

D  germinal, fetal, and embryonic.

A  monozygotic.

B  heterozygous.

C  dizygotic.

D  homozygous.

A  can be mitigated by successful breast-feeding.

B  has no treatment.

C  is a normal development and no cause for concern.

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

A  nearsightedness.

B  fragile X syndrome.

C  Down syndrome.

D  Tourette syndrome.

A  Bayley Infant Neurological Screener.

B  Denver Developmental Screening.

C  Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

D  Apgar scale.

A  two X chromosomes.

B  just a Y chromosome.

C  an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.

D  two Y chromosomes.

A  Down syndrome.

B  fragile X syndrome.

C  nearsightedness.

D  Huntington’s disease.

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

B  males living longer than females.

C  increased abortions of female fetuses.

D  millions of newborn girls being placed up for adoption.

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  Longitudinal

B  Quantitative

C  Experimental

D  Qualitative

A  because of daily life-threatening experiences

B  because of unconscious memories of childhood experiences with snakes

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

D  because a fear of snakes helped our ancient ancestors survive

A  conducting research.

B  analyzing evidence.

C  posing a question.

D  developing a hypothesis.

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

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

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

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

A  reporting the results.

B  conducting research.

C  posing a question.

D  testing a hypothesis.

A  failing to compare typical and atypical behavior.

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

C  identifying flaws within the scientific method.

D  ignoring inconsistencies in a child’s language development.

A  Psychoanalytic

B  Eclectic

C  Cognitive

D  Sociocultural

A  equilibrium.

B  assimilation.

C  operations.

D  accommodation.

A  only described development in childhood.

B  leaned toward the behaviorist perspective.

C  believed that adult problems reflect childhood conflicts.

D  emphasized family and culture in his stages.

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

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

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

D  the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.

A  unconditioned response (UCR)

B  unconditioned stimulus (US)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  unconditioned stimulus (US)

B  conditioned stimulus (CS)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  conditioned response (CR)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  unconditioned stimulus (US)

A  conditioned stimulus (CS)

B  conditioned response (CR)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  Turner’s syndrome

B  Down syndrome

C  XYY syndrome

A  Down syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Klinefelter’s syndrome

A  Turner’s syndrome

B  Down syndrome

C  XYY syndrome

A  Klinefelter’s syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Down syndrome