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

1. middle childhood
2. young adulthood
3. early childhood
4. adolescence

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

1. an extended family
2. nuclear family
3. blended family
4. a nonnormative family

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

1. decisions
2. development
3. discipline
4. discussion

Thinking, intelligence, and language fall within which domain of development? 

1. cognitive
2. genetic
3. psychosocial
4. quantitative

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

1. physical
2. psychosocial
3. cognitive
4. psychological

Learning, attention, thinking, and reasoning are all part of which domain of development?   

1. cognitive
2. psychological
3. psychosocial
4. physical

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

1. psychosocial
2. psychological
3. cognitive
4. physical

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

1. social development
2. childhood development
3. lifespan development
4. longtime development

Division of the lifespan into periods is a

1. cognitive construction
2. physical construction
3. social construction
4. intellectual construction

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

1. late adulthood
2. prenatal
3. senescence
4. infancy and toddlerhood

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

1. nonnormative
2. plasticity
3. normative
4. risk factors.

Heredity is      

1. the totality of experiential influences on development
2. the environment
3. nurture
4. inborn traits or characteristics inherited from the biological parents.

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by

1. Erik Erikson
2. Albert Bandura
3. Ivan Pavlov
4. Sigmund Freud

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?

1. psychoanalytic
2. ethological
3. humanistic

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

1. psychoconsciousness
2. repression analysis
3. psychoanalysis
4. psychosexual analysis

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

1. oral, latency, genital, anal, phallic
2. oral, anal, phallic latency, genital
3. anal, phallic, oral, latency, genital
4. anal, oral, genital, latency, phallic

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

1. id
2. superego
3. ego
4. ego ideal.

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

1. Edward Thorndike
2. John B. Watson
3. B.F. Skinner
4. Ivan Pavlov

The principles of classical conditioning were developed by

1. B.F. Skinner
2. Sigmund Freud
3. Edward Thorndike
4. Ivan Pavlov

Which researcher is best known for his theory of cognitive development

1. Sigmund Freud
2. Erik Erikson
3. Abraham Maslow
4. Jean Piaget

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?

1. Laddering
2. constructing
3. scaffolding
4. supporting

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

1. hypotheses
2. quantitative research
3. qualitative research
4. theories

Dr. Ellie follows the same group of children over a 10-year period, measuring their performance twice a year.  This is which method of data collection?

1. longitudinal
2. sequential
3. clinical
4. cross-sectional

Professor Bingham measures the cognitive skills of one hundred 30 year olds and compares them with one hundred 50 year olds.  This is an example of which method? 

1. clinical
2. longitudinal
3. cross-section
4. sequential

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

1. ovulation
2. menstruation
3. fertilization
4. implantation 

A person’s observable characteristics are his or her

1. genotype
2. genetic imprint
3. phenotype
4. alleles

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?

1. Allele typing
2. Phenotype
3. Gamete analysis
4. Karyotype

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

1. Terminal
2. Embryonic
3. Fetal
4. Germinal

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

1. Fetal biopsy
2. Chorionic Villus sampling
3. ultrasound
4. Amniocentesis

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

1. ultrasound
2. electronic fetal monitoring
3. amniocentesis
4. chorionic villus sampling

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

1. extraneous variable
2. control variable
3. independent variable
4. dependent variable

Environmental factors that may produce birth defects are called

1. blastocysts
2. allergens
3. toxinogens
4. teratogens

Katy is in labor.  She is being attended by an experienced helper who offers emotional support.  This person is a 

1. doula
2. doctor
3. medicator
4. mediator

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

1. no change in multiple births
2. no relationship between these factors
3. a decrease in multiple births
4. an increase in multiple births

Teri has just given birth to healthy twins.  One of the twins has an X and Y chromosome, while the other has two X chromosomes.  These twins are 

1. monozygotic
2. dizygotic
3. unizygotic
4. protozygotic

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

1. implantation
2. mesoderm
3. deplantation
4. gestation

Hannah is experiencing dilation of her cervix. Hannah is in which stage of birth?

1. fourth
2. third
3. first
4. second

When Bill first sees his newborn daughter, he is surprised to find her body covered with dark hair. This fuzzy coat is called

1. meconium
2. lanugo
3. vermis
4. follicle caseosa

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

1. external heat unit
2. isolette
3. innolette
4. internal heat unit

The placenta is expelled from the mother’s body during which stage of childbirth?

1. fourth
2. third
3. second
4. first

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

1. 8 lbs
2. 7 lbs
3. 5 lbs
4. 6 lbs

What is the average weight of a newborn?

1. 5 lbs
2. 8.5 lbs
3. 10 lbs
4. 7.5 lbs

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

1. 10
2. 4
3. 8
4. 6

The first step in the scientific method of research is the 

1. identification of a problem
2. formation of a tentative conclusion
3. collection of data
4. dissemination of findings

What term is used to describe the surgical procedure to remove the baby from the mother’s abdomen?

1. Abdemenectomy
2. Z-section
3. Cesarean delivery
4. Vaginal section

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

1. hypoxia
2. neonatal jaundice
3. kidney jaundice
4. anoxia

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

1. natural childbirth
2. amnicentisis
3. Lamaze
4. Electronic fetal monitoring

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

1. four
2. three
3. one
4. two

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? 

1. Preterm
2. Small for gestational date
3. Overmature
4. Postmature

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

1. control
2. independent
3. dependent
4. extraneous