Question 1

Dominant and recessive genes are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) genetic predispositions. 
B) mutations. 
C) zygotes. 
D) alleles.

Question 2

Compared to now, by the year 2050 the number of Americans who will be 65 years of age or older will:

Accepted Answer

A) decrease 
B) double 
C) remain the same 
D) quadruple

Question 3

Provide examples of common teratogens, and explain how teratogens affect the developing fetus.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Females have an XY combination in the 23rd pair of chromosomes, where as males have an XX combination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Jack's daughter Molly wants to go to a school play on a week night, promising that she will make sure that she finishes her homework in study hall at school. Jack says, "Absolutely not.The rule is no social events on school nights, no matter what."Jack is demonstrating which parenting style?

Accepted Answer

A) authoritarian 
B) permissive-indulgent 
C) authoritative 
D) permissive-indifferent

Question 6

Parents in all cultures tend to use a style of speech called"infant-directed speech" (also called motherese) when they address infants and toddlers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The neural tube eventually thickens into three bulges that will form the three main regions of the brain: the hindbrain, the midbrain, and the forebrain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky is best known for his theory of psychosocial development that has eight distinct stages of development over the lifespan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

After age 60, a _____ percentage of adults experience _____declines in general intellectual abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) large; sharp 
B) small; sharp 
C) large; slight 
D) small; slight

Question 10

Describe changes in the composition of American families and households from 1970 to the present, and discuss some of the characteristics of career paths in adulthood.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

One problem with the genotype-as-a-blueprint analogy is that:

Accepted Answer

A) environmental factors influence the actual phenotype displayed. 
B) even though genes directly control physical development and behavior, the final result is never predictable. 
C) the genotype does not direct and control any aspect of development as it unfolds over the lifespan. 
D) environmental factors have little or no influence on the phenotype displayed.

Question 12

Which of the following statements regarding career development in adulthood is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Very few people commit to a particular occupation in young adulthood. 
B) About 75 percent of adults change careers after age 25. 
C) Married women are more likely than single women to interrupt their careers because of child-rearing responsibilities. 
D) Dual-career families have become less common.

Question 13

Janelle is 47 years old. Her doctor tells her that she has entered menopause. Janelle is:

Accepted Answer

A) entering menopause abnormally early. 
B) entering menopause abnormally late. 
C) within the normal range for menopause to occur. 
D) likely to experience significant cognitive declines during the next decade of her life.

Question 14

Your unique genotype:

Accepted Answer

A) has changed dramatically as you have progressed through the various ages and stages of the lifespan. 
B) is found in the chromosomes of every cell in your body, except for your reproductive cells (sperm or eggs). 
C) is comprised of 23 pairs of genes. 
D) is found in dominant gene pairs but not in recessive gene pairs.

Question 15

Some teratogens such as cocaine, cigarette smoke, or alcohol,can damage the developing fetus:

Accepted Answer

A) only during the germinal period. 
B) only during the fetal period. 
C) at any stage before birth. 
D) during the germinal period and the fetal period but not the embryonic period.

Question 16

The Culture and Human Behavior box, "Where Does the Baby Sleep?," described cultural differences in family sleeping habits. How did the bedtime routines in the Mayan families differ from the bedtime routines of the U.S. families?

Accepted Answer

A) Mayan families had more elaborate bedtime rituals for putting small children to sleep than the U.S.families. 
B) Every Mayan child had a special blanket that he or she always slept with. 
C) Unlike the U.S.families, there were no special bedtime routines in the Mayan families; the babies simply went to bed when their parents did or fell asleep in the middle of the family's activities. 
D) Because the Mayan homes were so much smaller than the U.S.homes, all of the children slept in one room and the parents slept in another.

Question 17

Dina and Mark have been married for three years and are expecting their first child. If their relationship follows the most common pattern, they can expect that their satisfaction with their marital relationship to _____ after the baby is born.

Accepted Answer

A) increase gradually and then plateau 
B) stay the same 
C) decrease 
D) increase sharply

Question 18

Mrs. Hall has always enjoyed quiet, solitary pursuits, such as gardening and reading. Now that she is almost 80, the activity theory of aging would predict that her life satisfaction will be highest if she:

Accepted Answer

A) disengages from those activities. 
B) joins several senior citizen groups, travels, and takes up new hobbies that force her to interact with other people. 
C) continues to pursue the activities that she has always enjoyed. 
D) enters a nursing home.

Question 19

List in the correct sequence the five stages in the dying process that were identified by Kübler-Ross.

Accepted Answer

A) denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance 
B) anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, despair 
C) anxiety, denial, depression, bargaining, regret 
D) fear, rejection, bargaining, anger, irreversibility

Question 20

Psychological research shows that among healthy older adults,the LARGEST declines in mental abilities are experienced by:

Accepted Answer

A) well-educated people. 
B) people who are poorly educated and live unstimulating lives. 
C) ac ptivitieeople ws.Inho econrrecgaget in many physical and mental 
D) people who are living in a senior housing complex or nursing home.

Exam 9: Lifespan Development

Dominant and recessive genes are examples of:

Compared to now, by the year 2050 the number of Americans who will be 65 years of age or older will:

Provide examples of common teratogens, and explain how teratogens affect the developing fetus.

Females have an XY combination in the 23rd pair of chromosomes, where as males have an XX combination.

Jack's daughter Molly wants to go to a school play on a week night, promising that she will make sure that she finishes her homework in study hall at school. Jack says, "Absolutely not.The rule is no social events on school nights, no matter what."Jack is demonstrating which parenting style?

Parents in all cultures tend to use a style of speech called"infant-directed speech" (also called motherese) when they address infants and toddlers.

The neural tube eventually thickens into three bulges that will form the three main regions of the brain: the hindbrain, the midbrain, and the forebrain.

The Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky is best known for his theory of psychosocial development that has eight distinct stages of development over the lifespan.

After age 60, a _ percentage of adults experience _declines in general intellectual abilities.

Describe changes in the composition of American families and households from 1970 to the present, and discuss some of the characteristics of career paths in adulthood.

One problem with the genotype-as-a-blueprint analogy is that:

Which of the following statements regarding career development in adulthood is TRUE?

Janelle is 47 years old. Her doctor tells her that she has entered menopause. Janelle is:

Your unique genotype:

Some teratogens such as cocaine, cigarette smoke, or alcohol,can damage the developing fetus:

The Culture and Human Behavior box, "Where Does the Baby Sleep?," described cultural differences in family sleeping habits. How did the bedtime routines in the Mayan families differ from the bedtime routines of the U.S. families?

Dina and Mark have been married for three years and are expecting their first child. If their relationship follows the most common pattern, they can expect that their satisfaction with their marital relationship to _____ after the baby is born.

Mrs. Hall has always enjoyed quiet, solitary pursuits, such as gardening and reading. Now that she is almost 80, the activity theory of aging would predict that her life satisfaction will be highest if she:

List in the correct sequence the five stages in the dying process that were identified by Kübler-Ross.

Psychological research shows that among healthy older adults,the LARGEST declines in mental abilities are experienced by: