Test 1

A  30,000

B  10,000

C  20,000

D  40,000

A  low

B  extremely low

C  very low

D  average

A  10

B  40

C  30

D  20

A  malnutrition.

B  normal-range weight.

C  diabetes.

D  obesity.

A  phenotype.

B  allele.

C  gamete.

D  genotype.

A  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

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

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

D  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

A  induced labor.

B  a home birth.

C  a cesarean section.

D  an epidural.

A  the neural tube

B  the upper arms

C  the primitive streak

D  the placenta

A  preterm.

B  small for gestational age.

C  low-birthweight.

D  premature.

A  gamete

B  monozygotic

C  zygotic

D  dizygotic

A  neither Melissa nor Brandon.

B  Melissa.

C  both Melissa and Brandon.

D  Brandon.

A  germinal, fetal, and embryonic.

B  fetal, embryonic, and germinal.

C  germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

D  embryonic, germinal, and fetal.

A  homozygous.

B  heterozygous.

C  monozygotic.

D  dizygotic.

A  is a normal development and no cause for concern.

B  has no treatment.

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

D  can be mitigated by successful breast-feeding.

A  Down syndrome.

B  nearsightedness.

C  fragile X syndrome.

D  Tourette syndrome.

A  Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

B  Denver Developmental Screening.

C  Bayley Infant Neurological Screener.

D  Apgar scale.

A  just a Y chromosome.

B  two Y chromosomes.

C  two X chromosomes.

D  an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.

A  nearsightedness.

B  Down syndrome.

C  Huntington’s disease.

D  fragile X syndrome.

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

B  millions of newborn girls being placed up for adoption.

C  males living longer than females.

D  increased abortions of female fetuses.

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

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

C  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

D  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

A  Longitudinal

B  Qualitative

C  Quantitative

D  Experimental

A  because a fear of snakes helped our ancient ancestors survive

B  because of unconscious memories of childhood experiences with snakes

C  because of daily life-threatening experiences

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

A  posing a question.

B  conducting research.

C  developing a hypothesis.

D  analyzing evidence.

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

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

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

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

A  conducting research.

B  posing a question.

C  reporting the results.

D  testing a hypothesis.

A  ignoring inconsistencies in a child’s language development.

B  failing to compare typical and atypical behavior.

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

D  identifying flaws within the scientific method.

A  Sociocultural

B  Psychoanalytic

C  Eclectic

D  Cognitive

A  assimilation.

B  accommodation.

C  operations.

D  equilibrium.

A  leaned toward the behaviorist perspective.

B  emphasized family and culture in his stages.

C  only described development in childhood.

D  believed that adult problems reflect childhood conflicts.

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

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

C  the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.

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

A  unconditioned response (UCR)

B  unconditioned stimulus (US)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  unconditioned stimulus (US)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  conditioned stimulus (CS)

A  conditioned response (CR)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  unconditioned stimulus (US)

A  conditioned response (CR)

B  conditioned stimulus (CS)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  XYY syndrome

B  Down syndrome

C  Turner’s syndrome

A  Down syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Klinefelter’s syndrome

A  Down syndrome

B  Turner’s syndrome

C  XYY syndrome

A  XYY syndrome

B  Klinefelter’s syndrome

C  Down syndrome