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Question #1

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

A independent

B extraneous

C dependent

D control

Question #2

The first step in the scientific method of research is the

A identification of a problem.

B dissemination of findings.

C formation of a tentative conclusion.

D collection of data.

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 Overmature

B Preterm

C Small for gestational date

D Postmature

Question #5

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

A Lamaze

B Electronic fetal monitoring.

C Amniocentisis.

D Natural childbirth

Question #6

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

A two

B three

C one

D four

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 Z-section

D Cesarean delivery

Question #8

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

A external heat unit.

B internal heat unit.

C innolette.

D isolette.

Question #9

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

A 8

B 6

C 10

D 4

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 kidney jaundice

B neonatal jaundice

C anoxia

D hypoxia

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 vermis.

B meconium.

C follicle caseosa.

D lanugo.

Question #12

What is the average weight of a newborn?

A 10 lbs.

B 5 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 second

B fourth

C third

D first

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 Deplantation

B Implantation

C Mesoderm

D Gestation

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 unizygotic.

B protozygotic.

C dizygotic.

D monozygotic.

Question #17

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

A no relationship between these factors.

B no change in multiple births.

C a decrease in multiple births.

D an increase in multiple births.

Question #18

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

A mediator.

B medicator.

C doula.

D doctor.

Question #19

Environmental factors that may produce birth defects are called

A allergens.

B blastocysts.

C teratogens.

D toxinogens.

Question #20

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

A extraneous variable.

B control variable

C independent variable

D dependent variable.

Question #21

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

A Ultrasound

B Electronic fetal monitoring

C Amniocentesis

D Chorionic villus sampling

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 Amniocentesis

B Ultrasound

C Chorionic villus sampling

D Fetal biopsy

Question #23

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

A Terminal

B Fetal

C Germinal

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 Gamete analysis

B Phenotype

C Karyotype

D Allele typing.

Question #25

A person’s observable characteristics are his or her

A genetic imprint.

B phenotype.

C alleles.

D genotype.

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 longitudinal

C sequential

D clinical

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 cross-sectional

C sequential

D clinical

Question #29

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

A qualitative research

B quantitative research

C theories

D hypotheses

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 scaffolding

B supporting

C laddering

D constructing

Question #31

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

A Abraham Maslow

B Jean Piaget

C Sigmund Freud

D Erik Erikson

Question #32

The principles of classical conditioning were developed by

A Edward Thorndike

B Sigmund Freud

C Ivan Pavlov

D B. F. Skinner

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 B. F. Skinner

B Edward Thorndike

C John B. Watson

D Ivan Pavlov

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 ego.

B superego.

C ego ideal.

D id.

Question #35

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

A anal, oral, genital, latency, phallic.

B anal, phallic, oral, latency, genital.

C oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital.

D oral, latency, genital, anal, phallic.

Question #36

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

A psychoanalysis.

B psychoconsciousness.

C repression analysis.

D psychosexual analysis.

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 humanistic

B ethological

C psychoanalytic

D ethological

Question #38

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by

A Sigmund Freud.

B Erik Erikson.

C Ivan Pavlov.

D Albert Bandura.

Question #39

Heredity is

A inborn traits or characteristics inherited from the biological parents.

B the environment.

C nurture

D the totality of experiential influences on development.

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 nonnormative

B plasticity

C risk factors

D normative

Question #41

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

A infancy and toddlerhood

B senescence

C late adulthood

D prenatal

Question #42

Division of the lifespan into periods is a

A social construction.

B intellectual construction.

C cognitive construction.

D physical 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 longtime development

C childhood development

D social development

Question #44

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

A psychological

B cognitive

C physical

D psychosocial

Question #45

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

A physical

B cognitive

C psychosocial

D psychological

Question #46

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

A psychological

B physical

C psychosocial

D cognitive

Question #47

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

A psychosocial

B genetic

C cognitive

D quantitative

Question #48

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

A decisions.

B development.

C discussion.

D discipline.

Question #49

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

A a nuclear family.

B blended family.

C a nonnormative 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 Adolescence

D Early childhood

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