Question 1

Rates of infertility ________ with increased parental age.

Accepted Answer

A) increase 
B) decrease 
C) are not correlated 
D) remain constant 
A) increase 
B) decrease 
C) are not correlated 
D) remain constant

Question 2

The number of episiotomies has increased drastically in the last decade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When a child receives different forms of a certain gene from his/her parents, he or she is said to be

Accepted Answer

A) dominant. 
B) phenotype. 
C) homozygous. 
D) heterozygous. 
A) dominant. 
B) phenotype. 
C) homozygous. 
D) heterozygous.

Question 4

The field of behavioural genetics specializes in the consequences of heredity on psychological characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Small-for-gestational-age babies are also always considered preterm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Human characteristics and behaviour are a joint outcome of genetic and environmental factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The brain becomes sophisticated during the fetal state, and the neurons become coated with an insulating material called myelin that helps speed the transmission of messages from the brain to the rest of the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Briefly explain the contribution of the woman's ovum and the man's sperm in determining the sex of the offspring.

Accepted Answer

When the ovum and sperm meet at fertiliz

Question 9

Adolescent mothers are at an increased risk for infant mortality, likely due to

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of available financial or social support. 
B) their bodies being physically immature for the process of childbearing. 
C) an increased likelihood of substance abuse during pregnancy. 
D) an increased risk of infectious disease during pregnancy. 
A) a lack of available financial or social support. 
B) their bodies being physically immature for the process of childbearing. 
C) an increased likelihood of substance abuse during pregnancy. 
D) an increased risk of infectious disease during pregnancy.

Question 10

According to the text, schizophrenia is

Accepted Answer

A) a genetic disorder. 
B) a disorder caused by environmental stressors. 
C) a disorder caused by unknown factors. 
D) a disorder caused by a combination of a genetic predisposition coupled with later environmental stressors. 
A) a genetic disorder. 
B) a disorder caused by environmental stressors. 
C) a disorder caused by unknown factors. 
D) a disorder caused by a combination of a genetic predisposition coupled with later environmental stressors.

Question 11

Research indicates that approximately __________ infants is born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

Accepted Answer

A) 1 out of 250 
B) 1 out of 500 
C) 1 out of 750 
D) 1 out of 1000 
A) 1 out of 250 
B) 1 out of 500 
C) 1 out of 750 
D) 1 out of 1000

Question 12

Explain what is meant when researchers say that the role of genetics is to produce a tendency toward a future course of development.

Accepted Answer

When or whether a behavioural

Question 13

Briefly describe the meaning of "states of arousal."

Accepted Answer

Newborn infants cycle through

Question 14

What percentage of preterm and low-birth-weight births are unexplained with regard to cause?

Accepted Answer

A) 25% 
B) 33% 
C) 50% 
D) 67% 
A) 25% 
B) 33% 
C) 50% 
D) 67%

Question 15

More than 10% of all babies are born early.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Infant mortality has been generally increasing since the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

It is the job of the _______ to keep teratogens from reaching the fetus.

Accepted Answer

A) umbilical cord 
B) mother's placenta 
C) amniotic fluid 
D) prenatal development 
A) umbilical cord 
B) mother's placenta 
C) amniotic fluid 
D) prenatal development

Question 18

"Kangaroo Care" is a term that applies to medical intervention of small-for-gestational infants where the mother carries the child in a small bag that hangs around the mother's stomach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Multiple births have _________ in the last 30 years due to fertility drugs and the rising average age of mothers giving birth.

Accepted Answer

A) decreased 
B) remained the same 
C) increased 
D) varied up and down 
A) decreased 
B) remained the same 
C) increased 
D) varied up and down

Question 20

DeCasper and Spence had a group of pregnant females read the story "The Cat in the Hat" two times a day during the latter stages of pregnancy.Three days after birth the babies

Accepted Answer

A) appeared to recognize the story, demonstrating learning behaviour 
B) did not respond to the story, indicating that previously learned responses had been lost 
C) did not respond to the story, indicating that learning had not previously taken place 
D) responded to the story, indicating that learning had not taken place. 
A) appeared to recognize the story, demonstrating learning behaviour 
B) did not respond to the story, indicating that previously learned responses had been lost 
C) did not respond to the story, indicating that learning had not previously taken place 
D) responded to the story, indicating that learning had not taken place.

Rates of infertility ________ with increased parental age.

The number of episiotomies has increased drastically in the last decade.

When a child receives different forms of a certain gene from his/her parents, he or she is said to be

The field of behavioural genetics specializes in the consequences of heredity on psychological characteristics.

Small-for-gestational-age babies are also always considered preterm.

Human characteristics and behaviour are a joint outcome of genetic and environmental factors.

The brain becomes sophisticated during the fetal state, and the neurons become coated with an insulating material called myelin that helps speed the transmission of messages from the brain to the rest of the body.

Briefly explain the contribution of the woman's ovum and the man's sperm in determining the sex of the offspring.

Adolescent mothers are at an increased risk for infant mortality, likely due to

According to the text, schizophrenia is

Research indicates that approximately __________ infants is born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

Explain what is meant when researchers say that the role of genetics is to produce a tendency toward a future course of development.

Briefly describe the meaning of "states of arousal."

What percentage of preterm and low-birth-weight births are unexplained with regard to cause?

More than 10% of all babies are born early.

Infant mortality has been generally increasing since the 1960s.

It is the job of the _______ to keep teratogens from reaching the fetus.

"Kangaroo Care" is a term that applies to medical intervention of small-for-gestational infants where the mother carries the child in a small bag that hangs around the mother's stomach.

Multiple births have _________ in the last 30 years due to fertility drugs and the rising average age of mothers giving birth.

DeCasper and Spence had a group of pregnant females read the story "The Cat in the Hat" two times a day during the latter stages of pregnancy.Three days after birth the babies

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Exam 2: The Start of Life

Rates of infertility ________ with increased parental age.

The number of episiotomies has increased drastically in the last decade.

When a child receives different forms of a certain gene from his/her parents, he or she is said to be

The field of behavioural genetics specializes in the consequences of heredity on psychological characteristics.

Small-for-gestational-age babies are also always considered preterm.

Human characteristics and behaviour are a joint outcome of genetic and environmental factors.

The brain becomes sophisticated during the fetal state, and the neurons become coated with an insulating material called myelin that helps speed the transmission of messages from the brain to the rest of the body.

Briefly explain the contribution of the woman's ovum and the man's sperm in determining the sex of the offspring.

Adolescent mothers are at an increased risk for infant mortality, likely due to

According to the text, schizophrenia is

Research indicates that approximately __________ infants is born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

Explain what is meant when researchers say that the role of genetics is to produce a tendency toward a future course of development.

Briefly describe the meaning of "states of arousal."

What percentage of preterm and low-birth-weight births are unexplained with regard to cause?

More than 10% of all babies are born early.

Infant mortality has been generally increasing since the 1960s.

It is the job of the _______ to keep teratogens from reaching the fetus.

"Kangaroo Care" is a term that applies to medical intervention of small-for-gestational infants where the mother carries the child in a small bag that hangs around the mother's stomach.

Multiple births have _________ in the last 30 years due to fertility drugs and the rising average age of mothers giving birth.

DeCasper and Spence had a group of pregnant females read the story "The Cat in the Hat" two times a day during the latter stages of pregnancy.Three days after birth the babies

An Introduction to Lifespan Development

Infancy

The Early Childhood and Preschool Years

Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Early Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Death and Dying

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