PSY 244 Final Exam Questions and
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A researcher was interested in whether watching violence affected children's
behaviors. To examine this, he showed a violent film to one group and a
nonviolent film to another group. following the film, the behaviors of the two
groups were compared. In this study the comparison group was the children who: -
ANSWER-watched the nonviolent film
Brain cells that respond to actions performed by someone else mirroring this
action are called: - ANSWER-mirror neurons
The concept of a cohort is important because individuals in the same cohort
experience the same ___ circumstances. - ANSWER-historical
Unlike Freud, Erikson's psychosocial theory emphasizes: - ANSWER-the social
and cultural environment
A dog learns to shake paws on command because it has been given dog biscuits for
doing so. This is___ - ANSWER-operant conditioning
The fact that something as destructive as war may not have a major impact on a
child's development supports the concept of: - ANSWER-the power of continuity
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, What species development is used as an example of continuous development? -
ANSWER-starfish
What system in Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model encompasses community,
public systems, and mass media? - ANSWER-Exosystem
Gene interaction - ANSWER-some genes behave differently depending on which
parent they come from
The chief chromosomal feature of fragile-X syndrome is that: - ANSWER-a single
gene has more than 200 repetitions of one triplet
The heritability of nearsightedness in monozygotic twins is almost: - ANSWER-
90%
What is a characteristic of children born with Klinfelter syndrome - ANSWER-
They will be phenotypically male, but genetically female
What are the chances of a 44-year-old woman carrying a fetus with DS? -
ANSWER-1 in 16
Which statistic accurately reflects the vulnerability of prenatal development? -
ANSWER-Only 31 percent of all conceptions become living newborn babies
How much weight will the average fetus gain during the last three months of
gestation? - ANSWER-4.5 pounds
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A researcher was interested in whether watching violence affected children's
behaviors. To examine this, he showed a violent film to one group and a
nonviolent film to another group. following the film, the behaviors of the two
groups were compared. In this study the comparison group was the children who: -
ANSWER-watched the nonviolent film
Brain cells that respond to actions performed by someone else mirroring this
action are called: - ANSWER-mirror neurons
The concept of a cohort is important because individuals in the same cohort
experience the same ___ circumstances. - ANSWER-historical
Unlike Freud, Erikson's psychosocial theory emphasizes: - ANSWER-the social
and cultural environment
A dog learns to shake paws on command because it has been given dog biscuits for
doing so. This is___ - ANSWER-operant conditioning
The fact that something as destructive as war may not have a major impact on a
child's development supports the concept of: - ANSWER-the power of continuity
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, What species development is used as an example of continuous development? -
ANSWER-starfish
What system in Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model encompasses community,
public systems, and mass media? - ANSWER-Exosystem
Gene interaction - ANSWER-some genes behave differently depending on which
parent they come from
The chief chromosomal feature of fragile-X syndrome is that: - ANSWER-a single
gene has more than 200 repetitions of one triplet
The heritability of nearsightedness in monozygotic twins is almost: - ANSWER-
90%
What is a characteristic of children born with Klinfelter syndrome - ANSWER-
They will be phenotypically male, but genetically female
What are the chances of a 44-year-old woman carrying a fetus with DS? -
ANSWER-1 in 16
Which statistic accurately reflects the vulnerability of prenatal development? -
ANSWER-Only 31 percent of all conceptions become living newborn babies
How much weight will the average fetus gain during the last three months of
gestation? - ANSWER-4.5 pounds
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