Question 1

The idea that intelligence,personality,and other characteristics are inborn is called

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A) nativism. 
B) dynamism. 
C) genetic expression. 
D) behaviorism. 
A) nativism. 
B) dynamism. 
C) genetic expression. 
D) behaviorism. A

Question 2

Genes are arranged on long strands called

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A) platelets. 
B) base pairs. 
C) chromosomes. 
D) regulators. 
A) platelets. 
B) base pairs. 
C) chromosomes. 
D) regulators. C

Question 3

John Locke's 17th century idea that children's minds were like blank slates most closely corresponds to the more modern views of

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A)  John B .Watson 
B) John Dewey. 
C) Jean Piaget. 
D) Stephen Hawking. 
A)  John B .Watson 
B) John Dewey. 
C) Jean Piaget. 
D) Stephen Hawking. A

Question 4

An example of an evocative gene-environment correlation is

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A) Adam's parents become overly protective because he is predisposed to fear many things. 
B) Darnell's parents are both highly intelligent and enjoy reading,and he does well in school. 
C) Leisha's parents both have IQs of about 85,and spend most of their time sitting around doing nothing. 
D) Fran decides to go to baseball camp because she is good at baseball,and camp makes her an even better player. 
A) Adam's parents become overly protective because he is predisposed to fear many things. 
B) Darnell's parents are both highly intelligent and enjoy reading,and he does well in school. 
C) Leisha's parents both have IQs of about 85,and spend most of their time sitting around doing nothing. 
D) Fran decides to go to baseball camp because she is good at baseball,and camp makes her an even better player.

Question 5

According to the findings of the Human Genome Project,

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A) we are mostly unique,sharing only 50% of our DNA with other people. 
B) our DNA is 98%-99% identical to a chimp's DNA. 
C) our DNA is flawed,and we are dying out as a species. 
D) intelligence is entirely genetic. 
A) we are mostly unique,sharing only 50% of our DNA with other people. 
B) our DNA is 98%-99% identical to a chimp's DNA. 
C) our DNA is flawed,and we are dying out as a species. 
D) intelligence is entirely genetic.

Question 6

Developmental psychologists often find _____ the most comprehensive and helpful theory in trying to determine the possible causes and remedies for developmental problems.

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A) John Watson's behavioral perspective 
B) Mamie Clark's psychosocial perspective 
C) Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological perspective 
D) Mary Ainsworth's object-relations perspective 
A) John Watson's behavioral perspective 
B) Mamie Clark's psychosocial perspective 
C) Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological perspective 
D) Mary Ainsworth's object-relations perspective

Question 7

The theory of natural selection is most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A) Virginia Apgar. 
B) Francis Galton. 
C) Eleanor Maccoby. 
D) Charles Darwin. 
A) Virginia Apgar. 
B) Francis Galton. 
C) Eleanor Maccoby. 
D) Charles Darwin.

Question 8

Fred and Ethel are arguing about children's development.Fred says it's all due to genetics,while Ethel says it's all about environmental influences and that genes just don't matter since our genetic make-ups are basically all the same.Fred's viewpoint is most like that of _____ while Ethel seems to follow the teachings of _____

Accepted Answer

A) John Watson;Jean Jacques Rousseau 
B) Jean Jacques Rousseau;John Locke 
C) John Locke;John Watson 
D) Jean Jacques Rousseau;the Puritans 
A) John Watson;Jean Jacques Rousseau 
B) Jean Jacques Rousseau;John Locke 
C) John Locke;John Watson 
D) Jean Jacques Rousseau;the Puritans

Question 9

Explain how a person's genotype may make her or him more or less susceptible to environmental stressors.

Accepted Answer

Student responses should illustrate the

Question 10

Individuals do not inherit a specific height,but a span of possible heights.The height they achieve is also determined by their level of nutrition.This is explained by the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) genetic determinism. 
B) the exosystem. 
C) reaction range. 
D) heritability. 
A) genetic determinism. 
B) the exosystem. 
C) reaction range. 
D) heritability.

Question 11

A single member of a specific pair of genes is called

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A) an allele. 
B) a stem cell. 
C) a chromatid. 
D) a chromosome. 
A) an allele. 
B) a stem cell. 
C) a chromatid. 
D) a chromosome.

Question 12

Natural selection is a key component of

Accepted Answer

A) Thorndike's Laws of Learning. 
B) Locke's Tabula Rasa. 
C) Mendel's Theory of Meiosis. 
D) Darwin's Theory of Evolution. 
A) Thorndike's Laws of Learning. 
B) Locke's Tabula Rasa. 
C) Mendel's Theory of Meiosis. 
D) Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

Question 13

If a child inherits one gene for brown eyes and one gene for blue eyes,she will have brown eyes.The gene for blue eyes is said to be

Accepted Answer

A) dominant. 
B) regulatory. 
C) recessive. 
D) mutateD. 
A) dominant. 
B) regulatory. 
C) recessive. 
D) mutateD.

Question 14

An error in copying a particular protein in a gene is called

Accepted Answer

A) meiotic. 
B) a mutation. 
C) mitotiC. 
D) unregulateD. 
A) meiotic. 
B) a mutation. 
C) mitotiC. 
D) unregulateD.

Question 15

The 20th century mental hygiene movement,in which people began to treat insanity as an illness,grew out of the philosophy of

Accepted Answer

A) Jean Jacques Rousseau. 
B) Francis Galton. 
C) Mary Ainsworth. 
D) John Locke. 
A) Jean Jacques Rousseau. 
B) Francis Galton. 
C) Mary Ainsworth. 
D) John Locke.

Question 16

Sperm cells and ova are produced through the process of

Accepted Answer

A) differentiation. 
B) mutation. 
C) meiosis. 
D) mitosis. 
A) differentiation. 
B) mutation. 
C) meiosis. 
D) mitosis.

Question 17

_____ are primitive,undifferentiated cells that can become any sort of cell in the body.

Accepted Answer

A) Stem cells 
B) Sperm cells 
C) Egg cells 
D) Lymphocytes 
A) Stem cells 
B) Sperm cells 
C) Egg cells 
D) Lymphocytes

Question 18

Bipedalism is

Accepted Answer

A) walking upright on two feet. 
B) bicycle riding. 
C) liking people of both sexes. 
D) a neurological disorder. 
A) walking upright on two feet. 
B) bicycle riding. 
C) liking people of both sexes. 
D) a neurological disorder.

Question 19

An example of a passive gene-environment correlation is that

Accepted Answer

A) Fran decides to go to baseball camp because she is good at baseball,and camp makes her an even better player. 
B) Adam's parents become overly protective because he is predisposed to fear many things. 
C) Darnell's parents are both highly intelligent and enjoy reading,and he does well in school. 
D) Leisha has inherited musical ability,and chooses to join the school banD. 
A) Fran decides to go to baseball camp because she is good at baseball,and camp makes her an even better player. 
B) Adam's parents become overly protective because he is predisposed to fear many things. 
C) Darnell's parents are both highly intelligent and enjoy reading,and he does well in school. 
D) Leisha has inherited musical ability,and chooses to join the school banD.

Question 20

Genes function by

Accepted Answer

A) directing specific growth in organs. 
B) controlling a particular aspect of the production of a specific protein. 
C) controlling particular traits,such as intelligence. 
D) chemically altering our environment. 
A) directing specific growth in organs. 
B) controlling a particular aspect of the production of a specific protein. 
C) controlling particular traits,such as intelligence. 
D) chemically altering our environment.

The idea that intelligence,personality,and other characteristics are inborn is called

Genes are arranged on long strands called

John Locke's 17^th century idea that children's minds were like blank slates most closely corresponds to the more modern views of

An example of an evocative gene-environment correlation is

According to the findings of the Human Genome Project,

Developmental psychologists often find _____ the most comprehensive and helpful theory in trying to determine the possible causes and remedies for developmental problems.

The theory of natural selection is most closely associated with

Explain how a person's genotype may make her or him more or less susceptible to environmental stressors.

Individuals do not inherit a specific height,but a span of possible heights.The height they achieve is also determined by their level of nutrition.This is explained by the concept of

A single member of a specific pair of genes is called

Natural selection is a key component of

If a child inherits one gene for brown eyes and one gene for blue eyes,she will have brown eyes.The gene for blue eyes is said to be

An error in copying a particular protein in a gene is called

The 20^th century mental hygiene movement,in which people began to treat insanity as an illness,grew out of the philosophy of

Sperm cells and ova are produced through the process of

_____ are primitive,undifferentiated cells that can become any sort of cell in the body.

Bipedalism is

An example of a passive gene-environment correlation is that

Genes function by

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The idea that intelligence,personality,and other characteristics are inborn is called

Genes are arranged on long strands called

John Locke's 17th century idea that children's minds were like blank slates most closely corresponds to the more modern views of

An example of an evocative gene-environment correlation is

According to the findings of the Human Genome Project,

Developmental psychologists often find _____ the most comprehensive and helpful theory in trying to determine the possible causes and remedies for developmental problems.

The theory of natural selection is most closely associated with

Explain how a person's genotype may make her or him more or less susceptible to environmental stressors.

Individuals do not inherit a specific height,but a span of possible heights.The height they achieve is also determined by their level of nutrition.This is explained by the concept of

A single member of a specific pair of genes is called

Natural selection is a key component of

If a child inherits one gene for brown eyes and one gene for blue eyes,she will have brown eyes.The gene for blue eyes is said to be

An error in copying a particular protein in a gene is called

The 20th century mental hygiene movement,in which people began to treat insanity as an illness,grew out of the philosophy of

Sperm cells and ova are produced through the process of

_____ are primitive,undifferentiated cells that can become any sort of cell in the body.

Bipedalism is

An example of a passive gene-environment correlation is that

Genes function by

The Study of Child Development

Conception,prenatal Development,and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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John Locke's 17^th century idea that children's minds were like blank slates most closely corresponds to the more modern views of

The 20^th century mental hygiene movement,in which people began to treat insanity as an illness,grew out of the philosophy of