Exam 2: The Start of Life

Melissa is two weeks past her due date, but her baby has not yet been born.Melissa's baby is

An infant who is born prior to 30 weeks is considered a low-birth-weight infant.

What is the term for an infant who has not yet been born two weeks after the mother's due date?

Which procedure produces a visual image of the uterus, fetus, and placenta?

What is the process by which a sperm and an ovum join to form a single new cell?

The 23^rd pair of chromosomes in males contains the ___- shaped chromosome.

Research shows that which of the following senses are not only well developed but reasonably sophisticated at birth?

What is a new trend in Canada and represents a return to an older tradition that has existed for centuries in other cultures?

The hormone __________ is produced at high levels in ________, which some scientists speculate may lead to differences in male and female brain structure and later variations in gender-related behaviour(s).

An infant who learns that smiling at his or her parents brings positive attention, and therefore begins to smile more often, is demonstrating what type of learning?

Inherited genetic factors, environmental influences, structural abnormalities, and chemical imbalances are all factors that contribute to a person developing schizophrenia.

Newborns are born with innate sensory abilities that they do not have to learn; however, one way they learn about their environment is via the _________ method first identified by Pavlov.

One of the earliest examples of classical conditioning was demonstrated in the case of an 11-month-old infant, named ___________, whose learned fear of rats generalized to include rabbits and other furry items.

The ultimate outcome of meiosis, in combination with other processes, is tens of _______ of genetic combinations.

Wives of older fathers are more likely to have preterm deliveries.

Research indicates that babies born to mothers who received anaesthetics during childbirth cry less than babies whose mothers do not receive anaesthesia.

In the embryonic stage, the nervous system begins to function around the ___ week, and weak brain waves begin to be produced.

Research indicates that a monozygotic twin has almost a ____ risk of developing schizophrenia when the other twin develops the disorder.

Identify and describe some factors affecting the mother's health that can influence preterm and low-birth-weight deliveries, and give a brief description of why these are factors.

What is considered the most primitive form of learning?