PSY 245 TEST QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE RATED 100 %
Generally, human come in 23 matching pairs. - Answers chromosomes
The sperm and the ovum are sex cells, or - Answers gametes
The sex of new organism is determined by whether - Answers an X-bearing sperm or a Y-bearing sperm
fertilizes the ovum
Dizygotic twins - Answers are no more alike than ordinary siblings
Eric is more likely than his sister to be negatively affected by X-linked disorders - Answers the Y
chromosome lacks many corresponding genes to override
A growing number of researchers regard the question of how much heredity and environment
contribute to differences among people as - Answers unanswerable
Which age group is likely to do more niche-picking? - Answers adolescents
Following fertilization, a one-celled multiplies and forms a - Answers zygote; blastocyte
The placenta - Answers delivers food and oxygen to the developing organism
A baby born between the seventh and eighth months of pregnancy - Answers usually needs oxygen
assistance to breathe
Which of the following is true about prenatal sensitive periods with respect to teratogens? - Answers In
the period of the zygote, before implantation, teratogens rarely have any impact.
Mateo was born prematurely to Yvonne, a cocaine addict. Mateo's caregivers can expect that - Answers
His cries might be abnormally shrill and piercing
Which of the following is true about fetal alcohol syndrome? - Answers It is distinguished by slow
physical growth, a pattern of three facial abnormalities, and brain injuries.
Taking a supplement around the time of conception greatly reduces by more than 70 percent
abnormalities of the neural tube. - Answers folic acid
Which of the following mothers is most likely to have had inadequate prenatal care? - Answers Rachel,
who is single and 16
The U.S. has the most up to date health care technology in the world and is currently ranked in
international infant mortality. - Answers twenty-eighth
Skeletal age is determined by to determine the extent to which soft, pliable cartilage has hardened into
bone. - Answers X-raying the long bones of the body
At birth, the brain is - Answers nearer to its adult size than any other physical structure
, A surprising aspect of brain is that - Answers as synapses form, many surrounding neurons die
Which of the following statements about the frontal lobes is true? - Answers They are responsible for
consciousness, inhibition of impulses, and integration of information.
In left-handed people, the - Answers cerebral cortex may be less clearly specialized than in right handed
people
Micheal was born with cataracts in both eyes. What can you tell his parents about the possibility of
recovery as it relates to sensitive periods in brain development? - Answers The longer cataracts surgery
is postponed beyond infancy, the less complete the recovery of visual skills.
Yokow gets just enough calories from starchy foods, but his diet is very low in protein. He has an
enlarged belly, swollen feet, and a rash on his skin. Yokow probably suffers from - Answers kwashiorkor
fire identically when a primate hears or sees an action and when it carries out that action on its own. -
Answers mirror neurons
Which of the following is an example of a fine-motor skill? - Answers grasping
Dr. Sardoza is interested in research on the organization and interpretation of what we see. Dr. Sardoza
studies - Answers perception
Which of the following individuals is the most likely to be able to discriminate individual faces of both
humans and monkeys equally well? - Answers Jake, a 6th month old
For exploring the environment, humans depend on more than any other sense. - Answers vision
depth cues arise because our two eyes have slightly different views of the visual field. - Answers
Binocular
Which of the following pictures is newborn Alex most likely to prefer to look at? - Answers a black and
white checkerboard with a few large squares.
During , children use their current schemes to interpret the external world, whereas in , children create
new schemes or adjust old ones after noticing that the current ways of thinking do not capture that
environment. - Answers assimilation;accomodation
Piaget named the sensorimotor substages after - Answers revisions in the circular reaction
In Piaget's theory, 8 to 12 month olds can use to solve simple problems. - Answers goal-directed
behavior
One of the most mementous early attainments is the realization that words can be used to mental
images of things not physically present a symbolic capacity called - Answers displaced reference
Generally, human come in 23 matching pairs. - Answers chromosomes
The sperm and the ovum are sex cells, or - Answers gametes
The sex of new organism is determined by whether - Answers an X-bearing sperm or a Y-bearing sperm
fertilizes the ovum
Dizygotic twins - Answers are no more alike than ordinary siblings
Eric is more likely than his sister to be negatively affected by X-linked disorders - Answers the Y
chromosome lacks many corresponding genes to override
A growing number of researchers regard the question of how much heredity and environment
contribute to differences among people as - Answers unanswerable
Which age group is likely to do more niche-picking? - Answers adolescents
Following fertilization, a one-celled multiplies and forms a - Answers zygote; blastocyte
The placenta - Answers delivers food and oxygen to the developing organism
A baby born between the seventh and eighth months of pregnancy - Answers usually needs oxygen
assistance to breathe
Which of the following is true about prenatal sensitive periods with respect to teratogens? - Answers In
the period of the zygote, before implantation, teratogens rarely have any impact.
Mateo was born prematurely to Yvonne, a cocaine addict. Mateo's caregivers can expect that - Answers
His cries might be abnormally shrill and piercing
Which of the following is true about fetal alcohol syndrome? - Answers It is distinguished by slow
physical growth, a pattern of three facial abnormalities, and brain injuries.
Taking a supplement around the time of conception greatly reduces by more than 70 percent
abnormalities of the neural tube. - Answers folic acid
Which of the following mothers is most likely to have had inadequate prenatal care? - Answers Rachel,
who is single and 16
The U.S. has the most up to date health care technology in the world and is currently ranked in
international infant mortality. - Answers twenty-eighth
Skeletal age is determined by to determine the extent to which soft, pliable cartilage has hardened into
bone. - Answers X-raying the long bones of the body
At birth, the brain is - Answers nearer to its adult size than any other physical structure
, A surprising aspect of brain is that - Answers as synapses form, many surrounding neurons die
Which of the following statements about the frontal lobes is true? - Answers They are responsible for
consciousness, inhibition of impulses, and integration of information.
In left-handed people, the - Answers cerebral cortex may be less clearly specialized than in right handed
people
Micheal was born with cataracts in both eyes. What can you tell his parents about the possibility of
recovery as it relates to sensitive periods in brain development? - Answers The longer cataracts surgery
is postponed beyond infancy, the less complete the recovery of visual skills.
Yokow gets just enough calories from starchy foods, but his diet is very low in protein. He has an
enlarged belly, swollen feet, and a rash on his skin. Yokow probably suffers from - Answers kwashiorkor
fire identically when a primate hears or sees an action and when it carries out that action on its own. -
Answers mirror neurons
Which of the following is an example of a fine-motor skill? - Answers grasping
Dr. Sardoza is interested in research on the organization and interpretation of what we see. Dr. Sardoza
studies - Answers perception
Which of the following individuals is the most likely to be able to discriminate individual faces of both
humans and monkeys equally well? - Answers Jake, a 6th month old
For exploring the environment, humans depend on more than any other sense. - Answers vision
depth cues arise because our two eyes have slightly different views of the visual field. - Answers
Binocular
Which of the following pictures is newborn Alex most likely to prefer to look at? - Answers a black and
white checkerboard with a few large squares.
During , children use their current schemes to interpret the external world, whereas in , children create
new schemes or adjust old ones after noticing that the current ways of thinking do not capture that
environment. - Answers assimilation;accomodation
Piaget named the sensorimotor substages after - Answers revisions in the circular reaction
In Piaget's theory, 8 to 12 month olds can use to solve simple problems. - Answers goal-directed
behavior
One of the most mementous early attainments is the realization that words can be used to mental
images of things not physically present a symbolic capacity called - Answers displaced reference
