Developmental Psychology

In a __________ design, one group of people is followed

and assessed at different times as the group ages.

• longitudinal

• cross-sectional

• cross-sequential

• cross-longitudinal

The cognitive and social changes students go through

because

they are born and grow up in an age of

smartphones

would be referred to as a(n)

• experimental group.

• control group

• dominance effect

• cohort effect

Brandy has naturally blond hair. Based on this information,

what do we know about Brandy’s parents?

• At least one of her parents has a recessive gene for

  blond hair.

• Each of her parents must have one recessive gene for

  blond hair.

• Each of her parents must have one dominant gene for

  brown hair.

• Neither of her parents has a recessive gene for blond hair.

When sets of genes group together, the result can be

multiple traits expressed as a single dominant trait. This is

best explained by the process known as

• dominant inheritance.

• recessive inheritance.

• polygenetic inheritance.

• amines.

Which of the following is a disorder resulting from recessive

inheritance?

• Turner’s syndrome

• Klinefelter’s syndrome

• cystic fibrosis

• Down syndrome

Which disorder is characterized by having only one X

chromosome in the 23rd pairing?

• Tay-Sachs

• Turner’s syndrome

• Klinefelter’s syndrome

• PKU