Psychology QM 3

Chromosomes are contained within:

• brain cells

• sperm cells

• bone cells

• all of the above.

An evolutionary psychologist would suggest that people are genetically predisposed to:

• fear dangerous animals

• love their own children.

• seek healthy-looking mates.

• do all the above.

a single fertilized egg that splits in two are called

• conjoined twins.

• dizygotic twins.

• fraternal twins

• identical twins.

twins who are a boy and a girl

• fraternal twins.

• identical twins.

• monozygotic twins.

• very similar in appearance.

Adolescence is:

• a strictly biological concept relating to sex hormones, not relating to social or psychological factors.

• a strictly social and psychological concept, not related to biology or physiology.

• the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence.

• too vague and varied a concept between cultures to be defined or a subject of psychological research

A teratogen is a(n):

• unborn child with one or more physical defects or abnormalities.

• substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child.

• fertilized egg that undergoes rapid cell division.

• chromosomal abnormality.

Babies whose mothers drank alcohol heavily during pregnancy are susceptible to the leading cuse of mental retardation called ________.

• hyperactivity

• habituation

• fetal alcohol syndrome

• embryonic differentiation

The rooting reflex refers to a baby's tendency to:

• withdraw a limb to escape pain.

• open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the cheek.

• look longer at human faces than at inanimate objects.

• be startled by a loud noise.

In order to examine trait heritability, researchers are most likely to make use of:

• cloning.

• gender schemas.

• brain scans.

• adoption studies.

Piaget is best known for his interest in the process of ________ development

• physical

• motor

• emotional

• cognitive