Test 1

A  30,000

B  40,000

C  10,000

D  20,000

A  very low

B  low

C  average

D  extremely low

A  20

B  10

C  40

D  30

A  malnutrition.

B  obesity.

C  diabetes.

D  normal-range weight.

A  genotype.

B  allele.

C  gamete.

D  phenotype.

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  an epidural.

B  a cesarean section.

C  induced labor.

D  a home birth.

A  the placenta

B  the upper arms

C  the neural tube

D  the primitive streak

A  low-birthweight.

B  preterm.

C  small for gestational age.

D  premature.

A  gamete

B  zygotic

C  dizygotic

D  monozygotic

A  both Melissa and Brandon.

B  Melissa.

C  neither Melissa nor Brandon.

D  Brandon.

A  germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

B  embryonic, germinal, and fetal.

C  germinal, fetal, and embryonic.

D  fetal, embryonic, and germinal.

A  homozygous.

B  dizygotic.

C  monozygotic.

D  heterozygous.

A  is a normal development and no cause for concern.

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

C  has no treatment.

D  can be mitigated by successful breast-feeding.

A  Tourette syndrome.

B  fragile X syndrome.

C  nearsightedness.

D  Down syndrome.

A  Denver Developmental Screening.

B  Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

C  Bayley Infant Neurological Screener.

D  Apgar scale.

A  two X chromosomes.

B  an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.

C  two Y chromosomes.

D  just a Y chromosome.

A  nearsightedness.

B  Down syndrome.

C  fragile X syndrome.

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  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

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

C  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

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

A  Longitudinal

B  Experimental

C  Quantitative

D  Qualitative

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  analyzing evidence.

B  conducting research.

C  developing a hypothesis.

D  posing a question.

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

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

A  conducting research.

B  reporting the results.

C  testing a hypothesis.

D  posing a question.

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  Cognitive

B  Eclectic

C  Sociocultural

D  Psychoanalytic

A  assimilation.

B  accommodation.

C  equilibrium.

D  operations.

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

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

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  conditioned response (CR)

C  unconditioned stimulus (US)

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  conditioned stimulus (CS)

B  conditioned response (CR)

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  XYY syndrome

C  Turner’s syndrome

A  Down syndrome

B  Klinefelter’s syndrome

C  XYY syndrome