Test 1

A  10,000

B  20,000

C  40,000

D  30,000

A  low

B  extremely low

C  average

D  very low

A  30

B  40

C  20

D  10

A  obesity.

B  normal-range weight.

C  diabetes.

D  malnutrition.

A  allele.

B  genotype.

C  gamete.

D  phenotype.

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  induced labor.

B  an epidural.

C  a home birth.

D  a cesarean section.

A  the upper arms

B  the primitive streak

C  the placenta

D  the neural tube

A  low-birthweight.

B  preterm.

C  premature.

D  small for gestational age.

A  gamete

B  zygotic

C  monozygotic

D  dizygotic

A  Melissa.

B  both Melissa and Brandon.

C  neither Melissa nor Brandon.

D  Brandon.

A  embryonic, germinal, and fetal.

B  germinal, embryonic, and fetal.

C  germinal, fetal, and embryonic.

D  fetal, embryonic, and germinal.

A  homozygous.

B  dizygotic.

C  heterozygous.

D  monozygotic.

A  is a normal development and no cause for concern.

B  has no treatment.

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

D  can be mitigated by successful breast-feeding.

A  Down syndrome.

B  fragile X syndrome.

C  Tourette syndrome.

D  nearsightedness.

A  Apgar scale.

B  Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale.

C  Bayley Infant Neurological Screener.

D  Denver Developmental Screening.

A  two X chromosomes.

B  an X chromosome and a Y chromosome.

C  two Y chromosomes.

D  just a Y chromosome.

A  Huntington’s disease.

B  nearsightedness.

C  fragile X syndrome.

D  Down syndrome.

A  males living longer than females.

B  millions of newborn girls being placed up for adoption.

C  increased abortions of female fetuses.

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

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  Experimental

B  Qualitative

C  Quantitative

D  Longitudinal

A  because of daily life-threatening experiences

B  because of unconscious memories of childhood experiences with snakes

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

D  because a fear of snakes helped our ancient ancestors survive

A  developing a hypothesis.

B  analyzing evidence.

C  conducting research.

D  posing a question.

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

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

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

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

A  posing a question.

B  conducting research.

C  reporting the results.

D  testing a hypothesis.

A  identifying flaws within the scientific method.

B  ignoring inconsistencies in a child’s language development.

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

D  failing to compare typical and atypical behavior.

A  Psychoanalytic

B  Cognitive

C  Eclectic

D  Sociocultural

A  equilibrium.

B  assimilation.

C  accommodation.

D  operations.

A  emphasized family and culture in his stages.

B  believed that adult problems reflect childhood conflicts.

C  leaned toward the behaviorist perspective.

D  only described development in childhood.

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

B  the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher.

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

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

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 response (UCR)

B  conditioned response (CR)

C  unconditioned stimulus (US)

A  unconditioned response (UCR)

B  conditioned stimulus (CS)

C  conditioned response (CR)

A  Down syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Turner’s syndrome

A  Klinefelter’s syndrome

B  XYY syndrome

C  Down syndrome

A  Down syndrome

B  Turner’s syndrome

C  XYY syndrome

A  XYY syndrome

B  Klinefelter’s syndrome

C  Down syndrome