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Question #1

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

A. Middle childhood

B. Adolescence

C. Early childhood

D. Young adulthood

Question #2

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

A. blended family.

B. a nonnormative family.

C. an extended family.

D. a nuclear family.

Question #3

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

A. decisions.

B. discussion.

C. discipline.

D. development.

Question #4

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

A. cognitive

B. psychosocial

C. quantitative

D. genetic

Question #5

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

A. psychosocial

B. physical

C. cognitive

D. psychological

Question #6

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

A. psychological

B. cognitive

C. psychosocial

D. physical

Question #7

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

A. psychological

B. physical

C. psychosocial

D. cognitive

Question #8

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

A. childhood development

B. social development

C. longtime development

D. life-span development

Question #9

Division of the lifespan into periods is a

A. social construction.

B. physical construction.

C. cognitive construction.

D. intellectual construction.

Question #10

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

A. infancy and toddlerhood

B. prenatal

C. senescence

D. late adulthood

Question #11

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 #12

Heredity is

A. the totality of experiential influences on development.

B. inborn traits or characteristics inherited from the biological parents.

C. the environment.

D. nurture

Question #13

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by

A. Erik Erikson.

B. Albert Bandura.

C. Sigmund Freud.

D. Ivan Pavlov.

Question #14

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. psychoanalytic

B. ethological

C. ethological

D. humanistic

Question #15

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

A. psychoconsciousness.

B. repression analysis.

C. psychoanalysis.

D. psychosexual analysis.

Question #16

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 #17

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

A. ego ideal.

B. id.

C. ego.

D. superego.

Question #18

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. B. F. Skinner

C. Ivan Pavlov

D. Edward Thorndike

Question #19

The principles of classical conditioning were developed by

A. B. F. Skinner

B. Ivan Pavlov

C. Sigmund Freud

D. Edward Thorndike

Question #20

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

A. Sigmund Freud

B. Abraham Maslow

C. Erik Erikson

D. Jean Piaget

Question #21

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. laddering

C. constructing

D. scaffolding

Question #22

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

A. hypotheses

B. theories

C. qualitative research

D. quantitative research

Question #23

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. sequential

B. cross-sectional

C. longitudinal

D. clinical

Question #24

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. clinical

C. longitudinal

D. sequential

Question #25

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. fertilization.

C. ovulation.

D. menstruation.

Question #26

A person’s observable characteristics are his or her

A. alleles.

B. phenotype.

C. genetic imprint.

D. genotype.

Question #27

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. Allele typing.

C. Phenotype

D. Karyotype

Question #28

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

A. Fetal

B. Terminal

C. Germinal

D. Embryonic

Question #29

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. Amniocentesis

C. Chorionic villus sampling

D. Fetal biopsy

Question #30

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

A. Amniocentesis

B. Chorionic villus sampling

C. Electronic fetal monitoring

D. Ultrasound

Question #31

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

A. control variable

B. independent variable

C. dependent variable.

D. extraneous variable.

Question #32

Environmental factors that may produce birth defects are called

A. allergens.

B. blastocysts.

C. toxinogens.

D. teratogens.

Question #33

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. doula.

D. mediator.

Question #34

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

A. no change in multiple births.

B. a decrease in multiple births.

C. an increase in multiple births.

D. no relationship between these factors.

Question #35

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. dizygotic.

C. monozygotic.

D. protozygotic.

Question #36

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

A. Gestation

B. Deplantation

C. Mesoderm

D. Implantation

Question #37

A. fourth

B. third

C. second

D. first

Question #38

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

A. second

B. first

C. third

D. fourth

Question #39

What is the average weight of a newborn?

A. 10 lbs.

B. 8 ½ lbs.

C. 5 lbs.

D. 7 ½ lbs.

Question #40

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. lanugo.

C. vermis.

D. meconium.

Question #41

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

A. neonatal jaundice

B. kidney jaundice

C. hypoxia

D. anoxia

Question #42

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

A. 8

B. 6

C. 10

D. 4

Question #43

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

A. innolette.

B. external heat unit.

C. isolette.

D. internal heat unit.

Question #44

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

A. vaginal-section

B. Cesarean delivery

C. Z-section

D. Abdomenectomy

Question #45

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

A. one

B. three

C. four

D. two

Question #46

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

A. Amniocentisis.

B. Natural childbirth

C. Electronic fetal monitoring.

D. Lamaze

Question #47

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. Postmature

C. Small for gestational date

D. Preterm

Question #48

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

A. 2 1/2 lbs.

B. 3 1/2 lbs.

C. 5 1/2 lbs.

D. 4 1/2 lbs.

Question #49

The first step in the scientific method of research is the

A. identification of a problem.

B. dissemination of findings.

C. collection of data.

D. formation of a tentative conclusion.

Question #50

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

A. extraneous

B. independent

C. dependent

D. control

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