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Question #1
What is an advantage of conducting research in a laboratory?
A.   People always act as they normally would in the real world.
B.   Research conducted in the lab may not have representative samples.
C.   It allows for greater manipulation and control over variables that are presented to participants.
D.   The researcher does not make any effort to manipulate variables or control the situation
Question #2
Dr. X was interested in the effect of sugar intake on children’s memory. He had 6-year old children either eat sugary candy or sugar free candy and then tested their memory for a list of animals (by counting how many answers children got correct). What was the independent variable in this study?
A.   the age group
B.   whether children got sugary candy or sugar-free candyr
C.   the number of words remembered from the memory test
D.   none of the above
Question #3
The lifespan perspective suggests that development is multidimensional in that it is a product of the complex interaction between __________.
A.   physical, chemical, and unconsious
B.   socioeconomic status and education
C.   biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes
D.   parents and their children
Question #4
What was the control group in the previous example?
A.   the children who got sugar free candy
B.   the memory list
C.   the age group
D.   the children who got sugary candy
Question #5
Which of the following is a current debate in developmental (life-span) psychology?
A.   The extent to which development can be explained by nature versus nature.
B.   If development occurs gradually (continuously) or abruptly (discontinuously).
C.   Whether characteristics that are present early in life are stable or change across the lifespan.
D.   All of the above
Question #6
A recessive gene can only assert itself when _________.
A.   there is an interaction between nature and nurture
B.   both genes in a pair are recessive
C.   the environment is ideal for gene expression
D.   it is a strong gene
Question #7
Meiosis is the process by which a cell divides, leaving:
A.   two cells with 86 chromosomes each. (This is for sex division.)
B.   four cells with 23 chromosomes each. (This is for sex division.)
C.   four cells with 46 chromosomes each. (This is for general cell division and not sex division.)
D.   two cells with 46 chromosomes each. (This is for general cell division and not sex division.)
Question #8
Which of the following is a potential teratogen?
A.   caffeine
B.   nicotine
C.   alcohol
D.   all of the above
Question #9
Pat has an extra copy of chromosome 21. This suggests that Pat has __________.
A.   Klinefelter Syndrome
B.   Down Syndrome
C.   Phenylkeyonuria (PKU)
D.   Sickle Cell Anemia
Question #10
During which period of development is the unborn baby most at risk of developing a structural organ defects because of the effects of a teratogen? (NOTE: This is referring to organogenesis.)
A.   during conception
B.   during the fetal period
C.   during the germinal period
D.   during the embryonic period

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