PSY 205: Test 1 Practice Exam
Questions And All Correct Answers.
What does the science of human development seek to understand? - Answer How and why people
change over time
What is epigenetics? - Answer The study of how the environment affects which genes are expressed
The life-span perspective takes into account development from: - Answer Conception to death
The human fetus develops fingers and toes between 28 and 54 days after conception but cannot develop
fingers and toes before or after that time. This is an example of - Answer A critical period.
In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach, the __________ refers to the interactions among
systems. - Answer Mesosystem
High school classmates are part of the same: - Answer Cohort
A system of shared beliefs, conventions, norms, behaviors, expectations, and symbolic representations is
the definition of: - Answer Culture
A systematic statement of principles and generalizations that provides a framework for understanding
how and why people change over time is a: - Answer Developmental theory.
Social learning is also called: - Answer Modeling
The foundation of cognitive theory is: - Answer A person's' ideas and beliefs
According to evolutionary theory, people: - Answer Have the same basic need and drives.
, A researcher studies the relationship between two variables and determines the likelihood that a change
in one variable is related to a change in the other variable. What type of research did this person
conduct? - Answer correlational
IRB stands for: - Answer Institutional Review Board
Reproductive cells are called: - Answer gametes.
Each individual inherits 23 chromosomes from their mother and 23 chromosomes from their father. In
addition, epigenetic effects create an individual's appearance and behavior to create a: - Answer
phenotype.
The name of the full set of genes that provide the instructions for making living organisms is the: -
Answer genome.
The neural tube will become the: - Answer brain and spinal cord.
In the fourth week after conception, a minuscule blood vessel that is the start of the ________ system
begins to pulsate. - Answer Cardiovascular
The age of viability is the time when the preterm newborn: - Answer might survive outside the uterus.
The Apgar scale is used at one minute and five minutes after birth to: - Answer evaluate the health of
the newborn.
Compared to vaginal births, C-section births: - Answer increase the risk of complications.
An alternative to giving birth in a hospital is to arrange to give birth at home. This option is especially
popular in Europe, where home births appear to have: - Answer fewer complications than those in
hospitals.
Questions And All Correct Answers.
What does the science of human development seek to understand? - Answer How and why people
change over time
What is epigenetics? - Answer The study of how the environment affects which genes are expressed
The life-span perspective takes into account development from: - Answer Conception to death
The human fetus develops fingers and toes between 28 and 54 days after conception but cannot develop
fingers and toes before or after that time. This is an example of - Answer A critical period.
In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach, the __________ refers to the interactions among
systems. - Answer Mesosystem
High school classmates are part of the same: - Answer Cohort
A system of shared beliefs, conventions, norms, behaviors, expectations, and symbolic representations is
the definition of: - Answer Culture
A systematic statement of principles and generalizations that provides a framework for understanding
how and why people change over time is a: - Answer Developmental theory.
Social learning is also called: - Answer Modeling
The foundation of cognitive theory is: - Answer A person's' ideas and beliefs
According to evolutionary theory, people: - Answer Have the same basic need and drives.
, A researcher studies the relationship between two variables and determines the likelihood that a change
in one variable is related to a change in the other variable. What type of research did this person
conduct? - Answer correlational
IRB stands for: - Answer Institutional Review Board
Reproductive cells are called: - Answer gametes.
Each individual inherits 23 chromosomes from their mother and 23 chromosomes from their father. In
addition, epigenetic effects create an individual's appearance and behavior to create a: - Answer
phenotype.
The name of the full set of genes that provide the instructions for making living organisms is the: -
Answer genome.
The neural tube will become the: - Answer brain and spinal cord.
In the fourth week after conception, a minuscule blood vessel that is the start of the ________ system
begins to pulsate. - Answer Cardiovascular
The age of viability is the time when the preterm newborn: - Answer might survive outside the uterus.
The Apgar scale is used at one minute and five minutes after birth to: - Answer evaluate the health of
the newborn.
Compared to vaginal births, C-section births: - Answer increase the risk of complications.
An alternative to giving birth in a hospital is to arrange to give birth at home. This option is especially
popular in Europe, where home births appear to have: - Answer fewer complications than those in
hospitals.
