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Question #1

What is the term used to describe the variable that the researcher manipulates in an experiment?

A dependent

B control

C independent

D extraneous

Question #2

The first step in the scientific method of research is the

A dissemination of findings.

B collection of data.

C formation of a tentative conclusion.

D identification of a problem.

Question #3

Low birth weight is the term used to describe neonates who weigh less than what amount of weight at birth?

A 3 1/2 lbs.

B 4 1/2 lbs.

C 2 1/2 lbs.

D 5 1/2 lbs.

Question #4

What is the term used to describe a fetus not yet born as of two weeks after the due date or 42 weeks after the mother’s last menstrual period?

A Preterm

B Postmature

C Small for gestational date

D Overmature

Question #5

What is used for the mechanical monitoring of fetal heartbeat during labor and delivery?

A Lamaze

B Natural childbirth

C Electronic fetal monitoring.

D Amniocentisis.

Question #6

During childbirth, the descent and emergence of the baby occurs during which stage?

A two

B three

C four

D one

Question #7

What term is used to describe the surgical procedure to remove the baby from the mother’s abdomen?

A vaginal-section

B Abdomenectomy

C Cesarean delivery

D Z-section

Question #8

An antiseptic, temperature-controlled crib for low-birth-weight babies is called an

A innolette.

B isolette.

C internal heat unit.

D external heat unit.

Question #9

What is the maximum score that a healthy newborn can receive on the Apgar scale?

A 4

B 8

C 6

D 10

Question #10

A few days after birth, a baby develops a yellowish tinge to the skin and eyeballs. What condition do the symptoms indicate?

A hypoxia

B anoxia

C neonatal jaundice

D kidney jaundice

Question #11

When Bill first sees his newborn daughter, he is surprised to find her body covered with dark hair. This fuzzy coat is called

A follicle caseosa.

B vermis.

C lanugo.

D meconium.

Question #12

What is the average weight of a newborn?

A 5 lbs.

B 10 lbs.

C 8 ½ lbs.

D 7 ½ lbs.

Question #13

The placenta is expelled from the mother’s body during which stage of childbirth?

A first

B fourth

C second

D third

Question #14

Hannah is experiencing dilation of her cervix. Hannah is in which stage of birth?

A third

B first

C fourth

D second

Question #15

What term is used to describe the attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine wall?

A Implantation

B Gestation

C Mesoderm

D Deplantation

Question #16

Teri has just given birth to healthy twins. One of the twins has an X and Y chromosome, while the other has two X chromosomes. These twins are

A dizygotic.

B unizygotic.

C monozygotic.

D protozygotic.

Question #17

The increased use of fertility drugs, along with delayed childbearing, has resulted in

A a decrease in multiple births.

B an increase in multiple births.

C no change in multiple births.

D no relationship between these factors.

Question #18

Katy is in labor. She is being attended by an experienced helper who offers emotional support. This person is a

A doctor.

B medicator.

C mediator.

D doula.

Question #19

Environmental factors that may produce birth defects are called

A toxinogens.

B blastocysts.

C teratogens.

D allergens.

Question #20

The variable that the researcher measures from the participants in an experiment is called the

A extraneous variable.

B dependent variable.

C control variable

D independent variable

Question #21

In which procedure is a sample of fluid taken from around the fetus and analyzed for possible defects?

A Amniocentesis

B Ultrasound

C Chorionic villus sampling

D Electronic fetal monitoring

Question #22

If a mother wanted to have a clear image of the fetus in her womb, which procedure would she most likely use?

A Ultrasound

B Chorionic villus sampling

C Fetal biopsy

D Amniocentesis

Question #23

During which prenatal stage do the major body systems and organs develop?

A Germinal

B Fetal

C Terminal

D Embryonic

Question #24

A couple’s genetic counselor shows them magnified photographs of each parent’s chromosomes arranged on a chart according to size and structure. What is this chart called?

A Karyotype

B Phenotype

C Allele typing.

D Gamete analysis

Question #25

A person’s observable characteristics are his or her

A genetic imprint.

B phenotype.

C genotype.

D alleles.

Question #26

A zygote is created when a sperm and an egg combine in the fallopian tube to form a single cell. This process is referred to as

A implantation.

B ovulation.

C menstruation.

D fertilization.

Question #27

Professor Bingham measures the cognitive skills of one hundred 30 year olds and compares them with one hundred 50 year olds. This is an example of which method?

A cross-section

B sequential

C clinical

D longitudinal

Question #28

Dr. Ellie follows the same group of children over a 10-year period, measuring their performance twice a year. This is which method of data collection?

A longitudinal

B sequential

C cross-sectional

D clinical

Question #29

When research deals with objectively measurable data, this is a description of

A hypotheses

B qualitative research

C theories

D quantitative research

Question #30

What is the term used to describe the temporary support that parents, teachers, and others give a child in doing a task until the child can do it alone?

A supporting

B constructing

C laddering

D scaffolding

Question #31

Which researcher is best known for his theory of cognitive development?

A Abraham Maslow

B Sigmund Freud

C Erik Erikson

D Jean Piaget

Question #32

The principles of classical conditioning were developed by

A Ivan Pavlov

B Edward Thorndike

C B. F. Skinner

D Sigmund Freud

Question #33

Which of the following researchers worked with “Little Albert” in one of the earliest and most famous examples of classical conditioning in human development?

A John B. Watson

B Ivan Pavlov

C Edward Thorndike

D B. F. Skinner

Question #34

According to Freud, the part of the personality that operates on the “pleasure principle,” seeking the immediate gratification of desires is the

A superego.

B id.

C ego ideal.

D ego.

Question #35

The proper order of Freud’s psychosexual stages of development is

A oral, latency, genital, anal, phallic.

B anal, phallic, oral, latency, genital.

C oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital.

D anal, oral, genital, latency, phallic.

Question #36

A therapeutic approach aimed at giving patients insight into their unconscious conflicts is called

A repression analysis.

B psychoconsciousness.

C psychosexual analysis.

D psychoanalysis.

Question #37

Stacy’s mother believes that most of Stacy’s acting out lately has been caused by unconscious forces within her that motivate her behavior. Stacy’s mother follows which perspective?

A ethological

B psychoanalytic

C ethological

D humanistic

Question #38

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by

A Erik Erikson.

B Albert Bandura.

C Ivan Pavlov.

D Sigmund Freud.

Question #39

Heredity is

A nurture

B the environment.

C the totality of experiential influences on development.

D inborn traits or characteristics inherited from the biological parents.

Question #40

What is the term used to describe the characteristic of an event that occurs in a similar way for most people in a group?

A risk factors

B normative

C nonnormative

D plasticity

Question #41

According to your text, which of the following is NOT one of the major divisions of the lifespan?

A prenatal

B infancy and toddlerhood

C senescence

D late adulthood

Question #42

Division of the lifespan into periods is a

A social construction.

B physical construction.

C cognitive construction.

D intellectual construction.

Question #43

The concept of a lifelong process of development that can be studied scientifically is known as what?

A life-span development

B childhood development

C social development

D longtime development

Question #44

Emotions, personality, and social relationships are all part of which domain of development?

A psychosocial

B cognitive

C psychological

D physical

Question #45

Learning, attention, thinking, and reasoning are all part of which domain of development?

A cognitive

B psychosocial

C psychological

D physical

Question #46

Growth of the body and brain, the sensory capacities, and the motor skills are part of which domain of development?

A physical

B psychosocial

C cognitive

D psychological

Question #47

Thinking, intelligence, and language fall within which domain of development?

A quantitative

B cognitive

C genetic

D psychosocial

Question #48

Scientific study that focuses on the systematic processes of change and stability in people is called human

A discussion.

B discipline.

C development.

D decisions.

Question #49

A multigenerational kinship unit consisting of parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins is called

A a nuclear family.

B a nonnormative family.

C blended family.

D an extended family.

Question #50

The age range of approximately 6-11 years refers to which of the following periods of development?

A Young adulthood

B Middle childhood

C Early childhood

D Adolescence

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