Test 1

A  10,000

B  40,000

C  20,000

D  30,000

A  average

B  low

C  extremely low

D  very low

A  40

B  10

C  20

D  30

A  diabetes.

B  obesity.

C  normal-range weight.

D  malnutrition.

A  phenotype.

B  allele.

C  genotype.

D  gamete.

A  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

B  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

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

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

A  induced labor.

B  a cesarean section.

C  a home birth.

D  an epidural.

A  the neural tube

B  the placenta

C  the primitive streak

D  the upper arms

A  small for gestational age.

B  low-birthweight.

C  preterm.

D  premature.

A  gamete

B  zygotic

C  monozygotic

D  dizygotic

A  Melissa.

B  both Melissa and Brandon.

C  Brandon.

D  neither Melissa nor Brandon.

A  fetal, embryonic, and germinal.

B  embryonic, germinal, and fetal.

C  germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

D  germinal, fetal, and embryonic.

A  homozygous.

B  monozygotic.

C  heterozygous.

D  dizygotic.

A  has no treatment.

B  is a normal development and no cause for concern.

C  can be mitigated by successful breast-feeding.

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

A  Down syndrome.

B  fragile X syndrome.

C  nearsightedness.

D  Tourette syndrome.

A  Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

B  Bayley Infant Neurological Screener.

C  Apgar scale.

D  Denver Developmental Screening.

A  an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.

B  two X chromosomes.

C  just a Y chromosome.

D  two Y chromosomes.

A  nearsightedness.

B  fragile X syndrome.

C  Huntington’s disease.

D  Down syndrome.

A  millions of newborn girls being placed up for adoption.

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

C  increased abortions of female fetuses.

D  males living longer than females.

A  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

B  one ovum that was fertilized by two sperm.

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

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

A  Longitudinal

B  Experimental

C  Quantitative

D  Qualitative

A  because a fear of snakes helped our ancient ancestors survive

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

C  because of unconscious memories of childhood experiences with snakes

D  because of daily life-threatening experiences

A  analyzing evidence.

B  conducting research.

C  developing a hypothesis.

D  posing a question.

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

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

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

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

A  reporting the results.

B  conducting research.

C  testing a hypothesis.

D  posing a question.

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

B  identifying flaws within the scientific method.

C  ignoring inconsistencies in a child’s language development.

D  failing to compare typical and atypical behavior.

A  Psychoanalytic

B  Sociocultural

C  Eclectic

D  Cognitive

A  operations.

B  accommodation.

C  assimilation.

D  equilibrium.

A  only described development in childhood.

B  emphasized family and culture in his stages.

C  believed that adult problems reflect childhood conflicts.

D  leaned toward the behaviorist perspective.

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

B  the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.

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

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

A  unconditioned response (UCR)

B  conditioned response (CR)

C  unconditioned stimulus (US)

A  unconditioned response (UCR)

B  conditioned stimulus (CS)

C  unconditioned stimulus (US)

A  unconditioned stimulus (US)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  conditioned stimulus (CS)

B  conditioned response (CR)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  Down syndrome

B  Turner’s syndrome

C  XYY syndrome

A  Klinefelter’s syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Down syndrome

A  Down syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Turner’s syndrome

A  XYY syndrome

B  Down syndrome

C  Klinefelter’s syndrome