Question 1

The type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response is called

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) operant conditioning. 
D) modelling. 
A) habituation. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) operant conditioning. 
D) modelling.

Question 2

When the mother's cervix is fully dilated and her contractions increase to their greatest intensity, this is the ________ stage of labour.

Accepted Answer

A) second 
B) third 
C) first 
D) transition 
A) second 
B) third 
C) first 
D) transition

Question 3

What is the procedure where cells are taken from an embryo and then replaced after the defective genes they contain have been repaired?

Accepted Answer

A) germ line therapy 
B) genetic counselling 
C) preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PG
D)  
D) fetal blood sampling 
A) germ line therapy 
B) genetic counselling 
C) preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PG
D)  
D) fetal blood sampling

Question 4

Although fewer than ____ of all newborns in Canada fall into the low-birth-weight category, they account for ______ of newborn deaths.

Accepted Answer

A) 7%; the majority 
B) 7%; the minority 
C) 15%; the majority 
D) 15%; the minority 
A) 7%; the majority 
B) 7%; the minority 
C) 15%; the majority 
D) 15%; the minority

Question 5

What is the name of the fine dark fuzz that covers a newborn and soon disappears?

Accepted Answer

A) lanugo 
B) vernix 
C) episiotomy 
D) Apgar 
A) lanugo 
B) vernix 
C) episiotomy 
D) Apgar

Question 6

Research indicates that the following types of care, with the exception of one, appear to be effective in helping preterm infants develop.Identify the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Kangaroo Care 
B) Holding preterm infants skin-to-skin against the parents' chests 
C) Massaging preterm infants several times a day 
D) Almost constant use of an incubator 
A) Kangaroo Care 
B) Holding preterm infants skin-to-skin against the parents' chests 
C) Massaging preterm infants several times a day 
D) Almost constant use of an incubator

Question 7

Very-low-birth-weight infants are tiny, with eyes that are fused shut, darkened skin colour (despite parental skin colour), and earlobes that look like flaps of skin on the sides of their heads.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Infants who weigh less than 1250 grams or, regardless of weight, have been in the womb less than 30 weeks are called

Accepted Answer

A) low-birth-weight. 
B) very-low-birth-weight. 
C) preterm. 
D) small-for-gestational-age. 
A) low-birth-weight. 
B) very-low-birth-weight. 
C) preterm. 
D) small-for-gestational-age.

Question 9

Which developmental psychologist endorses the idea that genetic endowment provided to children by their parents not only determines their genetic characteristics, but also actively influences their environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Erikson 
B) Scarr 
C) Kagan 
D) Skinner 
A) Erikson 
B) Scarr 
C) Kagan 
D) Skinner

Question 10

Breech position births occur in approximately _________ births, and place the baby at risk because the umbilical cord may become compressed and deprive the baby of oxygen.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 out of 100 
B) 1 out of 25 
C) 1 out of 10 
D) 1 out of 5 
A) 1 out of 100 
B) 1 out of 25 
C) 1 out of 10 
D) 1 out of 5

Question 11

When the critical hormone ___________ is released in high enough concentration by the mother's pituitary gland, the mother's uterus begins periodic contractions.

Accepted Answer

A) oxytocin 
B) corticotropin 
C) cortisol 
D) oxycontin 
A) oxytocin 
B) corticotropin 
C) cortisol 
D) oxycontin

Question 12

What is the term for a period of deep depression following the birth of a child that affects approximately 10% of all new mothers for months or even years?

Accepted Answer

A) postpartum depression 
B) stillborn 
C) infant mortality 
D) crib death 
A) postpartum depression 
B) stillborn 
C) infant mortality 
D) crib death

Question 13

Research indicates that fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is now the primary preventable cause of intellectual disability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Genetic disorders can be detected in newborns by

Accepted Answer

A) using the Apgar scale. 
B) taking a urine sample. 
C) taking a tiny quantity of blood drawn from the infant's heel. 
D) testing stool samples in the first 24 hours. 
A) using the Apgar scale. 
B) taking a urine sample. 
C) taking a tiny quantity of blood drawn from the infant's heel. 
D) testing stool samples in the first 24 hours.

Question 15

Keeping a neonate in the hospital to gain weight is important to help the baby

Accepted Answer

A) recover from being malnourished. 
B) learn to breast feed. 
C) fight infection. 
D) build fat layers to prevent chilling and help the baby regulate its body temperature. 
A) recover from being malnourished. 
B) learn to breast feed. 
C) fight infection. 
D) build fat layers to prevent chilling and help the baby regulate its body temperature.

Question 16

Research on pregnant women who were severely malnourished during famines during World War II found that their children were, on average, unaffected physically or intellectually as adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

________ twins are no more genetically similar than two siblings born at different times.

Accepted Answer

A) Dizygotic 
B) Monozygotic 
C) Gamete 
D) Zygotic 
A) Dizygotic 
B) Monozygotic 
C) Gamete 
D) Zygotic

Question 18

Genetic testing raises difficult practical and ethical questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Twins who are genetically identical are called ________ twins.

Accepted Answer

A) gamete 
B) monozygotic 
C) dizygotic 
D) zygote 
A) gamete 
B) monozygotic 
C) dizygotic 
D) zygote

Question 20

What is the name of the earliest prenatal test that occurs in the 11th to 13th week of pregnancy and can identify chromosomal abnormalities and other disorders, such as heart problems?

Accepted Answer

A) amniocentesis 
B) chorionic villus sampling (CVS) 
C) ultrasound sonography 
D) first-trimester screen 
A) amniocentesis 
B) chorionic villus sampling (CVS) 
C) ultrasound sonography 
D) first-trimester screen

The type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response is called

When the mother's cervix is fully dilated and her contractions increase to their greatest intensity, this is the ________ stage of labour.

What is the procedure where cells are taken from an embryo and then replaced after the defective genes they contain have been repaired?

Although fewer than of all newborns in Canada fall into the low-birth-weight category, they account for __ of newborn deaths.

What is the name of the fine dark fuzz that covers a newborn and soon disappears?

Research indicates that the following types of care, with the exception of one, appear to be effective in helping preterm infants develop.Identify the exception.

Very-low-birth-weight infants are tiny, with eyes that are fused shut, darkened skin colour (despite parental skin colour), and earlobes that look like flaps of skin on the sides of their heads.

Infants who weigh less than 1250 grams or, regardless of weight, have been in the womb less than 30 weeks are called

Which developmental psychologist endorses the idea that genetic endowment provided to children by their parents not only determines their genetic characteristics, but also actively influences their environment?

Breech position births occur in approximately _________ births, and place the baby at risk because the umbilical cord may become compressed and deprive the baby of oxygen.

When the critical hormone ___________ is released in high enough concentration by the mother's pituitary gland, the mother's uterus begins periodic contractions.

What is the term for a period of deep depression following the birth of a child that affects approximately 10% of all new mothers for months or even years?

Research indicates that fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is now the primary preventable cause of intellectual disability.

Genetic disorders can be detected in newborns by

Keeping a neonate in the hospital to gain weight is important to help the baby

Research on pregnant women who were severely malnourished during famines during World War II found that their children were, on average, unaffected physically or intellectually as adults.

________ twins are no more genetically similar than two siblings born at different times.

Genetic testing raises difficult practical and ethical questions.

Twins who are genetically identical are called ________ twins.

What is the name of the earliest prenatal test that occurs in the 11^th to 13^th week of pregnancy and can identify chromosomal abnormalities and other disorders, such as heart problems?

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The type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response is called

When the mother's cervix is fully dilated and her contractions increase to their greatest intensity, this is the ________ stage of labour.

What is the procedure where cells are taken from an embryo and then replaced after the defective genes they contain have been repaired?

Although fewer than ____ of all newborns in Canada fall into the low-birth-weight category, they account for ______ of newborn deaths.

What is the name of the fine dark fuzz that covers a newborn and soon disappears?

Research indicates that the following types of care, with the exception of one, appear to be effective in helping preterm infants develop.Identify the exception.

Very-low-birth-weight infants are tiny, with eyes that are fused shut, darkened skin colour (despite parental skin colour), and earlobes that look like flaps of skin on the sides of their heads.

Infants who weigh less than 1250 grams or, regardless of weight, have been in the womb less than 30 weeks are called

Which developmental psychologist endorses the idea that genetic endowment provided to children by their parents not only determines their genetic characteristics, but also actively influences their environment?

Breech position births occur in approximately _________ births, and place the baby at risk because the umbilical cord may become compressed and deprive the baby of oxygen.

When the critical hormone ___________ is released in high enough concentration by the mother's pituitary gland, the mother's uterus begins periodic contractions.

What is the term for a period of deep depression following the birth of a child that affects approximately 10% of all new mothers for months or even years?

Research indicates that fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is now the primary preventable cause of intellectual disability.

Genetic disorders can be detected in newborns by

Keeping a neonate in the hospital to gain weight is important to help the baby

Research on pregnant women who were severely malnourished during famines during World War II found that their children were, on average, unaffected physically or intellectually as adults.

________ twins are no more genetically similar than two siblings born at different times.

Genetic testing raises difficult practical and ethical questions.

Twins who are genetically identical are called ________ twins.

What is the name of the earliest prenatal test that occurs in the 11th to 13th week of pregnancy and can identify chromosomal abnormalities and other disorders, such as heart problems?

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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Although fewer than of all newborns in Canada fall into the low-birth-weight category, they account for __ of newborn deaths.

What is the name of the earliest prenatal test that occurs in the 11^th to 13^th week of pregnancy and can identify chromosomal abnormalities and other disorders, such as heart problems?