Test 1

A  40,000

B  10,000

C  20,000

D  30,000

A  very low

B  average

C  extremely low

D  low

A  40

B  30

C  20

D  10

A  malnutrition.

B  normal-range weight.

C  diabetes.

D  obesity.

A  gamete.

B  allele.

C  genotype.

D  phenotype.

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 cesarean section.

B  an epidural.

C  induced labor.

D  a home birth.

A  the primitive streak

B  the neural tube

C  the placenta

D  the upper arms

A  low-birthweight.

B  premature.

C  preterm.

D  small for gestational age.

A  dizygotic

B  gamete

C  zygotic

D  monozygotic

A  both Melissa and Brandon.

B  Melissa.

C  neither Melissa nor Brandon.

D  Brandon.

A  germinal, fetal, and embryonic.

B  germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

C  fetal, embryonic, and germinal.

D  embryonic, germinal, and fetal.

A  dizygotic.

B  homozygous.

C  heterozygous.

D  monozygotic.

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

B  is a normal development and no cause for concern.

C  has no treatment.

D  can be mitigated by successful breast-feeding.

A  nearsightedness.

B  Down syndrome.

C  Tourette syndrome.

D  fragile X syndrome.

A  Apgar scale.

B  Denver Developmental Screening.

C  Bayley Infant Neurological Screener.

D  Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

A  an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.

B  two Y chromosomes.

C  just a Y chromosome.

D  two X chromosomes.

A  Huntington’s disease.

B  Down syndrome.

C  nearsightedness.

D  fragile X syndrome.

A  males living longer than females.

B  increased abortions of female fetuses.

C  millions of newborn girls being placed up for adoption.

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

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  Longitudinal

C  Experimental

D  Quantitative

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

B  because a fear of snakes helped our ancient ancestors survive

C  because of daily life-threatening experiences

D  because of unconscious memories of childhood experiences with snakes

A  posing a question.

B  developing a hypothesis.

C  conducting research.

D  analyzing evidence.

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

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

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

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

A  reporting the results.

B  posing a question.

C  testing a hypothesis.

D  conducting research.

A  identifying flaws within the scientific method.

B  ignoring inconsistencies in a child’s language development.

C  failing to compare typical and atypical behavior.

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

A  Eclectic

B  Sociocultural

C  Psychoanalytic

D  Cognitive

A  operations.

B  equilibrium.

C  assimilation.

D  accommodation.

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  the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.

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

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

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

A  unconditioned stimulus (US)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  conditioned stimulus (CS)

B  unconditioned stimulus (US)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  unconditioned response (UCR)

B  conditioned response (CR)

C  unconditioned stimulus (US)

A  unconditioned response (UCR)

B  conditioned stimulus (CS)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  XYY syndrome

B  Down syndrome

C  Turner’s syndrome

A  XYY syndrome

B  Klinefelter’s syndrome

C  Down syndrome

A  Turner’s syndrome

B  Down syndrome

C  XYY syndrome

A  XYY syndrome

B  Klinefelter’s syndrome

C  Down syndrome