CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY - GEN. PSYCH - DEWITT - EXAM
2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Study physical, mental, and social changes occurring throughout life
Ans✓✓✓Developmental Psychologists
Name for a controversy in which it is debated whether genetics or
environment is responsible for driving behavior Ans✓✓✓Nature vs.
Nurture
The debate to determine whether development is a gradual, continuous
process or a sequence of separate stages Ans✓✓✓Continuity vs. Stages
The debate about which early traits and characteristics persist through
life or change Ans✓✓✓Stability vs. Change
Mother always gives an ________ chromosome Ans✓✓✓X
If father gives an x chromosome, the baby will be a _______, if the
father gives a y chromosome, the baby will be a ________
Ans✓✓✓Girl, boy
The sex chromosome is the ___________ chromosome Ans✓✓✓23rd
, (0-2 weeks) fertilized egg that undergoes 2 weeks of rapid cell division
Ans✓✓✓Zygote
How many days after conception does the zygote attach to the uterine
wall? Ans✓✓✓10
(2-9 weeks) a developing human being; organs begin to form and
function; heart begins to beat Ans✓✓✓Embryo
The organ through which nutrients and oxygen pass from the mom to the
baby Ans✓✓✓Placenta
(9 weeks to birth) organs continue to develop and the baby continues to
grow Ans✓✓✓Fetus
At how many weeks does the fetus fill the entire uterus? Ans✓✓✓12
At how many weeks can the baby's sex be determined? Ans✓✓✓14
At how many weeks can the mom feel the baby move? Ans✓✓✓16-20
What is the age of viability? Ans✓✓✓24 weeks
2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Study physical, mental, and social changes occurring throughout life
Ans✓✓✓Developmental Psychologists
Name for a controversy in which it is debated whether genetics or
environment is responsible for driving behavior Ans✓✓✓Nature vs.
Nurture
The debate to determine whether development is a gradual, continuous
process or a sequence of separate stages Ans✓✓✓Continuity vs. Stages
The debate about which early traits and characteristics persist through
life or change Ans✓✓✓Stability vs. Change
Mother always gives an ________ chromosome Ans✓✓✓X
If father gives an x chromosome, the baby will be a _______, if the
father gives a y chromosome, the baby will be a ________
Ans✓✓✓Girl, boy
The sex chromosome is the ___________ chromosome Ans✓✓✓23rd
, (0-2 weeks) fertilized egg that undergoes 2 weeks of rapid cell division
Ans✓✓✓Zygote
How many days after conception does the zygote attach to the uterine
wall? Ans✓✓✓10
(2-9 weeks) a developing human being; organs begin to form and
function; heart begins to beat Ans✓✓✓Embryo
The organ through which nutrients and oxygen pass from the mom to the
baby Ans✓✓✓Placenta
(9 weeks to birth) organs continue to develop and the baby continues to
grow Ans✓✓✓Fetus
At how many weeks does the fetus fill the entire uterus? Ans✓✓✓12
At how many weeks can the baby's sex be determined? Ans✓✓✓14
At how many weeks can the mom feel the baby move? Ans✓✓✓16-20
What is the age of viability? Ans✓✓✓24 weeks
