Question 1

What accounts for a human infant's head being about as big as it can be and still pass through the birth canal?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that humans are mammals
B)  the fact that humans walk upright
C)  the fact that humans are primates
D)  the fact that women's pelvises are smaller than those of men. B

Question 2

Which of the following is not evaluated in an Apgar test?

Accepted Answer

A)  reflex irritability
B)  muscle tone
C)  color
D)  bone strength D

Question 3

Women who have ______ are usually advised to have a C-section to prevent infection to the infant.

Accepted Answer

A)  gonorrhea
B)  syphilis
C)  cytomegalovirus
D)  herpes simplex 2 D

Question 4

Which of the following is not a nucleotide?

Accepted Answer

A)  adenine
B)  thymine
C)  guanine
D)  phenylalanine

Question 5

What is the greatest harm to the growth of a fetus whose mother smokes?

Accepted Answer

A)  High amounts of carbon monoxide pass to the fetus through the placenta.
B)  The absorption of oxygen by the fetus increases to dangerous levels.
C)  Nicotine builds up in the placenta and blocks the passage of nutrients.
D)  The gases contained in cigarette smoke contaminate the amniotic fluid.

Question 6

Geneticists in recent years have begun to identify genes that

Accepted Answer

A)  cause behavior.
B)  are associated with behavior.
C)  predetermine behavior.
D)  can be used to change behavior.

Question 7

Most infants begin to seep through the night when they are about

Accepted Answer

A)  two weeks old.
B)  two months old.
C)  four months old.
D)  a year old.

Question 8

One of the greatest risk factors to the fetus during pregnancy is the mother's age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Typically, infants need to be fed

Accepted Answer

A)  about three times a day.
B)  about six times a day.
C)  every hour.
D)  based on the schedule that the mother has established.

Question 10

Correlational analysis evaluates the similarity of people with different degrees of genetic relatedness for traits that

Accepted Answer

A)  are unusual.
B)  create abnormalities
C)  remain the same throughout the life span.
D)  vary continuously.

Question 11

Which of the following soothing techniques do mothers use most often with newborns?

Accepted Answer

A)  feeding and pacifying
B)  distracting
C)  holding and rocking
D)  vocalizing

Question 12

Advocates of the developmental systems approach argue that behavioral geneticists misrepresent how genes and the environment interact because

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no validity to the theory that genes are associated with behavior.
B)  it does not really matter what causes behavior once the behavior exists.
C)  genes and the environment do not actually interact.
D)  it is impossible to attribute a specific proportionality to genes and to environment.

Question 13

The main way in which genetic changes are passed from parents to offspring is through

Accepted Answer

A)  dominant genes.
B)  alleles.
C)  monogenic inheritance.
D)  mutations.

Question 14

Heritability refers to the extent to which similarities in traits within a population are attributed to inheritance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During meiosis, chromosomes do not duplicate themselves during the second division of cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Autosomes are

Accepted Answer

A)  chromosomal pairs 1-22.
B)  sex cells.
C)  different sizes in males but the same size in females.
D)  often labeled X or Y.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a classification of human reflexes?

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexes that disappear during the first year of life and return in adolescence
B)  reflexes that disappear during the first year of life and never return
C)  reflexes that are permanent throughout life
D)  reflexes that are composed of behaviors that become voluntary with time

Question 18

Sucking and rooting reflexes have value for an infant's

Accepted Answer

A)  nutrition.
B)  development.
C)  survival.
D)  sense of security.

Question 19

An infant's grasping reflex disappears

Accepted Answer

A)  within 4 to 6 months.
B)  within 2 to 3 weeks.
C)  within 3 months.
D)  within 1 year.

Question 20

Developmental psychologists do not focus much on the behavior of

Accepted Answer

A)  newborns.
B)  infants.
C)  children.
D)  adolescents.

Exam 3: Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

What accounts for a human infant's head being about as big as it can be and still pass through the birth canal?

Which of the following is not evaluated in an Apgar test?

Women who have ______ are usually advised to have a C-section to prevent infection to the infant.

Which of the following is not a nucleotide?

What is the greatest harm to the growth of a fetus whose mother smokes?

Geneticists in recent years have begun to identify genes that

Most infants begin to seep through the night when they are about

One of the greatest risk factors to the fetus during pregnancy is the mother's age.

Typically, infants need to be fed

Correlational analysis evaluates the similarity of people with different degrees of genetic relatedness for traits that

Which of the following soothing techniques do mothers use most often with newborns?

Advocates of the developmental systems approach argue that behavioral geneticists misrepresent how genes and the environment interact because

The main way in which genetic changes are passed from parents to offspring is through

Heritability refers to the extent to which similarities in traits within a population are attributed to inheritance.

During meiosis, chromosomes do not duplicate themselves during the second division of cells.

Autosomes are

Which of the following is not a classification of human reflexes?

Sucking and rooting reflexes have value for an infant's

An infant's grasping reflex disappears

Developmental psychologists do not focus much on the behavior of