Question 1

Which is true of twins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monozygotic twins always share a genotype but may have different phenotypes. 
B)  Dizygotic twins always share a genotype but may have different phenotypes. 
C)  Monozygotic twins always share a phenotype but may have different genotypes. 
D)  Dizygotic twins always share a phenotype but may have different genotypes. 
A)  Monozygotic twins always share a genotype but may have different phenotypes. 
B)  Dizygotic twins always share a genotype but may have different phenotypes. 
C)  Monozygotic twins always share a phenotype but may have different genotypes. 
D)  Dizygotic twins always share a phenotype but may have different genotypes.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a primary advantage of MRI over CT,as described in your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  MRI does not subject individuals to radiation. 
B)  MRI is safe enough to be used repeatedly with healthy children. 
C)  MRI yields clearer and more precise pictures of the brain. 
D)  MRI scans take much less time than CT scans do. 
A)  MRI does not subject individuals to radiation. 
B)  MRI is safe enough to be used repeatedly with healthy children. 
C)  MRI yields clearer and more precise pictures of the brain. 
D)  MRI scans take much less time than CT scans do.

Question 3

Researchers hypothesized that a particular gene that affects the neurotransmitter dopamine was involved in schizophrenia and then identified one group of subjects with schizophrenia and another without and examined whether the two groups had different alleles for the candidate gene.This is a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  family study 
B)  linkage study 
C)  association study 
D)  behavioral study 
A)  family study 
B)  linkage study 
C)  association study 
D)  behavioral study

Question 4

If you patted the top of a brain,which lobe would you touch?

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal 
B)  temporal 
C)  frontal 
D)  occipital 
A)  parietal 
B)  temporal 
C)  frontal 
D)  occipital

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the social systems Bronfenbrenner proposed?

Accepted Answer

A)  microsystem 
B)  interosystem 
C)  mesosystem 
D)  exosystem 
A)  microsystem 
B)  interosystem 
C)  mesosystem 
D)  exosystem

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true of modeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a primary mechanism of behavior acquisition. 
B)  It is especially likely to result in learning when the model is reinforced. 
C)  It is especially likely to result in learning if the model is similar in age to the observing child. 
D)  It is especially likely to result in learning if the model is a boy, irrespective of the gender of the observing child. 
A)  It is a primary mechanism of behavior acquisition. 
B)  It is especially likely to result in learning when the model is reinforced. 
C)  It is especially likely to result in learning if the model is similar in age to the observing child. 
D)  It is especially likely to result in learning if the model is a boy, irrespective of the gender of the observing child.

Question 7

Which of the following is the best example of how social information processing can influence psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  A child is bullied and stops interacting with his bullies. 
B)  A child is bullied and begins to bully others. 
C)  A child is bullied and believes that others have aggressive intentions toward him as well. 
D)  A child is bullied and believes himself to be worthy of the bullying. 
A)  A child is bullied and stops interacting with his bullies. 
B)  A child is bullied and begins to bully others. 
C)  A child is bullied and believes that others have aggressive intentions toward him as well. 
D)  A child is bullied and believes himself to be worthy of the bullying.

Question 8

Mitosis ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  forms autosomes 
B)  involves recombination of genetic material 
C)  is not the most common way in which cells form 
D)  lends genetic diversity to a population 
A)  forms autosomes 
B)  involves recombination of genetic material 
C)  is not the most common way in which cells form 
D)  lends genetic diversity to a population

Question 9

What is a trinucleotide?

Accepted Answer

A)  the combination of a base pair, deoxyribose, and a phosphate 
B)  the combination of three amino acids 
C)  Three genes 
D)  three nucleotides arranged together in the ladder 
A)  the combination of a base pair, deoxyribose, and a phosphate 
B)  the combination of three amino acids 
C)  Three genes 
D)  three nucleotides arranged together in the ladder

Question 10

Which of the following disorders was NOT described in the textbook as involving emotion-regulation problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning disabilities 
B)  DMDD 
C)  eating disorders 
D)  self-injurious behaviors 
A)  learning disabilities 
B)  DMDD 
C)  eating disorders 
D)  self-injurious behaviors

Question 11

Which part of the brain discussed in your text most aids in our understanding of fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  basal ganglia 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  amygdala 
A)  basal ganglia 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  amygdala

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a function of the basal ganglia?

Accepted Answer

A)  movement control 
B)  regulating sleep and alertness 
C)  filtering incoming information from the senses and relaying it for processing to other brain regions 
D)  attention and emotion 
A)  movement control 
B)  regulating sleep and alertness 
C)  filtering incoming information from the senses and relaying it for processing to other brain regions 
D)  attention and emotion

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true of histones?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are proteins. 
B)  They can have genes inside them. 
C)  They have genes wrapped around them. 
D)  They can turn genes on and off by binding to them in particular ways. 
A)  They are proteins. 
B)  They can have genes inside them. 
C)  They have genes wrapped around them. 
D)  They can turn genes on and off by binding to them in particular ways.

Question 14

The main idea of the gene-environment correlation model is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  we sometimes select environments that complement our genotypes 
B)  gene linkages mean some family environments are more similar than others 
C)  when stressful life circumstances occur, we see the effects of our genes more than in nonstressful circumstances 
D)  genes and environment are independent 
A)  we sometimes select environments that complement our genotypes 
B)  gene linkages mean some family environments are more similar than others 
C)  when stressful life circumstances occur, we see the effects of our genes more than in nonstressful circumstances 
D)  genes and environment are independent

Question 15

What are executive functions and why are they called this?

Accepted Answer

Executive functions are things like plan

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of the cerebellum?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is responsible for balance. 
B)  It is thought to play a role in neural gracefulness and efficiency. 
C)  It develops rapidly between the ages of 3 and 5. 
D)  It is located near the back of the brain. 
A)  It is responsible for balance. 
B)  It is thought to play a role in neural gracefulness and efficiency. 
C)  It develops rapidly between the ages of 3 and 5. 
D)  It is located near the back of the brain.

Question 17

Niche-picking is most consistent with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the diathesis-stress model 
B)  active gene-environment correlation 
C)  passive gene-environment correlation 
D)  evocative gene-environment correlation 
A)  the diathesis-stress model 
B)  active gene-environment correlation 
C)  passive gene-environment correlation 
D)  evocative gene-environment correlation

Question 18

The major difference between MRI and fMRI is that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  in MRI, only one picture of the brain is taken, while in fMRI multiple pictures are 
B)  fMRI measures activity in the brain while tasks are performed, not just the structure of the brain 
C)  fMRI uses X-rays, while MRI does not 
D)  MRI involves oxygenated hemoglobin concentration, while fMRI involves voxels 
A)  in MRI, only one picture of the brain is taken, while in fMRI multiple pictures are 
B)  fMRI measures activity in the brain while tasks are performed, not just the structure of the brain 
C)  fMRI uses X-rays, while MRI does not 
D)  MRI involves oxygenated hemoglobin concentration, while fMRI involves voxels

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true of the chronosystem?

Accepted Answer

A)  It describes how influences vary across a child's development. 
B)  It describes how influences have changed across generations. 
C)  It describes how our perception of the passage of time changes as we age. 
D)  It was considered a fifth system by Bronfenbrenner. 
A)  It describes how influences vary across a child's development. 
B)  It describes how influences have changed across generations. 
C)  It describes how our perception of the passage of time changes as we age. 
D)  It was considered a fifth system by Bronfenbrenner.

Question 20

One primary weakness of adoption studies is that the population of biological parents who place their children for adoption and the population of adoptive parents differ substantially from each other and from the general population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which is true of twins?

Which of the following is NOT a primary advantage of MRI over CT,as described in your text?

If you patted the top of a brain,which lobe would you touch?

Which of the following is NOT one of the social systems Bronfenbrenner proposed?

Which of the following is NOT true of modeling?

Which of the following is the best example of how social information processing can influence psychological disorders?

Mitosis ______.

What is a trinucleotide?

Which of the following disorders was NOT described in the textbook as involving emotion-regulation problems?

Which part of the brain discussed in your text most aids in our understanding of fear?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the basal ganglia?

Which of the following is NOT true of histones?

The main idea of the gene-environment correlation model is ______.

What are executive functions and why are they called this?

Which of the following is NOT true of the cerebellum?

Niche-picking is most consistent with ______.

The major difference between MRI and fMRI is that ______.

Which of the following is NOT true of the chronosystem?

One primary weakness of adoption studies is that the population of biological parents who place their children for adoption and the population of adoptive parents differ substantially from each other and from the general population.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Communication and Learning Disorders

Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents

Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents

Anxiety Disorders and Obsessivecompulsive Disorder

Trauma-Related Disorders and Child Maltreatment

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Pediatric Bipolar Disorders and Schizophrenia

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Exam 2: The Causes of Childhood Disorders: A Levels of Analysis Approach

Which is true of twins?

Which of the following is NOT a primary advantage of MRI over CT,as described in your text?

If you patted the top of a brain,which lobe would you touch?

Which of the following is NOT one of the social systems Bronfenbrenner proposed?

Which of the following is NOT true of modeling?

Which of the following is the best example of how social information processing can influence psychological disorders?

Mitosis ______.

What is a trinucleotide?

Which of the following disorders was NOT described in the textbook as involving emotion-regulation problems?

Which part of the brain discussed in your text most aids in our understanding of fear?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the basal ganglia?

Which of the following is NOT true of histones?

The main idea of the gene-environment correlation model is ______.

What are executive functions and why are they called this?

Which of the following is NOT true of the cerebellum?

Niche-picking is most consistent with ______.

The major difference between MRI and fMRI is that ______.

Which of the following is NOT true of the chronosystem?

One primary weakness of adoption studies is that the population of biological parents who place their children for adoption and the population of adoptive parents differ substantially from each other and from the general population.

The Science and Practice of Abnormal Child Psychology

Assessment and Diagnosis

Treating Children, Adolescents, and Families

Intellectual Disability and Developmental

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Communication and Learning Disorders

Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents

Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents

Anxiety Disorders and Obsessivecompulsive Disorder

Trauma-Related Disorders and Child Maltreatment

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Pediatric Bipolar Disorders and Schizophrenia

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Health-Related Disorders and Pediatric Psychology

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