Test 1

A  10,000

B  30,000

C  20,000

D  40,000

A  extremely low

B  very low

C  average

D  low

A  30

B  10

C  20

D  40

A  diabetes.

B  obesity.

C  normal-range weight.

D  malnutrition.

A  gamete.

B  phenotype.

C  genotype.

D  allele.

A  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

B  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

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

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

A  a home birth.

B  a cesarean section.

C  induced labor.

D  an epidural.

A  the neural tube

B  the placenta

C  the upper arms

D  the primitive streak

A  small for gestational age.

B  premature.

C  preterm.

D  low-birthweight.

A  zygotic

B  monozygotic

C  gamete

D  dizygotic

A  Brandon.

B  neither Melissa nor Brandon.

C  both Melissa and Brandon.

D  Melissa.

A  germinal, fetal, and embryonic.

B  fetal, embryonic, and germinal.

C  embryonic, germinal, and fetal.

D  germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

A  homozygous.

B  monozygotic.

C  dizygotic.

D  heterozygous.

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  Tourette syndrome.

B  nearsightedness.

C  fragile X syndrome.

D  Down syndrome.

A  Bayley Infant Neurological Screener.

B  Apgar scale.

C  Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

D  Denver Developmental Screening.

A  two Y chromosomes.

B  two X chromosomes.

C  an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.

D  just a Y chromosome.

A  Huntington’s disease.

B  Down syndrome.

C  nearsightedness.

D  fragile X syndrome.

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

B  males living longer than females.

C  millions of newborn girls being placed up for adoption.

D  increased abortions of female fetuses.

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

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

C  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

D  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

A  Qualitative

B  Experimental

C  Longitudinal

D  Quantitative

A  because of daily life-threatening experiences

B  because of unconscious memories of childhood experiences with snakes

C  because a fear of snakes helped our ancient ancestors survive

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

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

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

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

A  reporting the results.

B  testing a hypothesis.

C  posing a question.

D  conducting research.

A  identifying flaws within the scientific method.

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

C  failing to compare typical and atypical behavior.

D  ignoring inconsistencies in a child’s language development.

A  Eclectic

B  Psychoanalytic

C  Cognitive

D  Sociocultural

A  equilibrium.

B  assimilation.

C  accommodation.

D  operations.

A  emphasized family and culture in his stages.

B  only described development in childhood.

C  believed that adult problems reflect childhood conflicts.

D  leaned toward the behaviorist perspective.

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

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

C  the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.

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

A  conditioned response (CR)

B  unconditioned stimulus (US)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  unconditioned stimulus (US)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  conditioned stimulus (CS)

A  unconditioned response (UCR)

B  unconditioned stimulus (US)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  conditioned response (CR)

B  conditioned stimulus (CS)

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  XYY syndrome

B  Turner’s syndrome

C  Down syndrome

A  Klinefelter’s syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Down syndrome