Test 1

A  10,000

B  20,000

C  40,000

D  30,000

A  low

B  very low

C  average

D  extremely low

A  40

B  20

C  10

D  30

A  normal-range weight.

B  diabetes.

C  obesity.

D  malnutrition.

A  phenotype.

B  allele.

C  genotype.

D  gamete.

A  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

B  one ovum that was fertilized by two 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  induced labor.

B  a home birth.

C  a cesarean section.

D  an epidural.

A  the upper arms

B  the primitive streak

C  the placenta

D  the neural tube

A  preterm.

B  low-birthweight.

C  premature.

D  small for gestational age.

A  dizygotic

B  gamete

C  monozygotic

D  zygotic

A  both Melissa and Brandon.

B  Melissa.

C  neither Melissa nor Brandon.

D  Brandon.

A  embryonic, germinal, and fetal.

B  germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

C  fetal, embryonic, and germinal.

D  germinal, fetal, and embryonic.

A  homozygous.

B  dizygotic.

C  monozygotic.

D  heterozygous.

A  can be mitigated by successful breast-feeding.

B  is a normal development and no cause for concern.

C  has no treatment.

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

A  Tourette syndrome.

B  fragile X syndrome.

C  Down syndrome.

D  nearsightedness.

A  Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

B  Apgar scale.

C  Bayley Infant Neurological Screener.

D  Denver Developmental Screening.

A  just a Y chromosome.

B  two Y chromosomes.

C  an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.

D  two X chromosomes.

A  fragile X syndrome.

B  nearsightedness.

C  Huntington’s disease.

D  Down syndrome.

A  millions of newborn girls being placed up for adoption.

B  increased abortions of female fetuses.

C  males living longer than females.

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

A  one ovum that was fertilized by two 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  two ova that were fertilized by one sperm.

A  Qualitative

B  Quantitative

C  Experimental

D  Longitudinal

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  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  posing a question.

B  testing a hypothesis.

C  reporting the results.

D  conducting research.

A  identifying flaws within the scientific method.

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  ignoring inconsistencies in a child’s language development.

A  Sociocultural

B  Psychoanalytic

C  Eclectic

D  Cognitive

A  equilibrium.

B  assimilation.

C  accommodation.

D  operations.

A  emphasized family and culture in his stages.

B  leaned toward the behaviorist perspective.

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 stimulus (US)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  unconditioned stimulus (US)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  conditioned stimulus (CS)

A  unconditioned stimulus (US)

B  unconditioned response (UCR)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  conditioned response (CR)

B  conditioned stimulus (CS)

C  unconditioned response (UCR)

A  XYY syndrome

B  Turner’s syndrome

C  Down 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