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genes influence every disorder, yet _____________ can make a difference in the expression and outcome of a disorder. |
Imprinting |
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The correct sequence of prenatal development is? |
Germinal, embryonic, Fetal |
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The prenatal term "Viability" means? |
Life outside of the womb can be possible |
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The Cervix does what to allow the baby to begin to emerge? |
Dialate |
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When the head first appears through the vaginal opening it is? |
Crowning |
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Certain teratogens are relatively harmless in small doses but become harmful once exposure reaches a certain level. This is called: |
the threshold effect
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Low birth weight (LBW) is defined as a body weight less than ____ at birth.
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5 1/2 pounds
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_________ is the best available predictor of infant survival and healthy development?
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Birth Weight
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A reflex is:
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an involuntary response to a particular stimulus
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the strong loving connection between a parent and a newborn is referred to as |
The parent-infant bond |
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...Scientists design studies to investigate theories because:
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theories are not facts.
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in the science of human development, "nature" refers to |
Genetic Influences |
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what is the first step of the scientific method? |
Posing a question |
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The fetus develops finger and toes between 28 and 54 days after conception. This is an example of |
a critical period |
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Cross-sequential research is a combination of which two research techniques? |
Cross-sectional and longitudinal |
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which of the following is an example of the participants right in a research study |
to decide that he or she wants to stop participating in the study. |
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which theories in the text are described as "systematic and provide broad and deep insights?" |
systems |
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Inner drives and unconscious motives are foundations of what theory? |
Psychoanalytic |
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Behaviorists are also referred to as |
electric theorists |
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who focused on how children think? |
Jean Piaget |
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According to the sociocultural theory, learning occurs after the mentor draws the learner into: |
the zone of proximal development |
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a prominent figure in the development of the humanistic theory was? |
Abraham Maslow |
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A Psychologist who uses an electic approach during theory? |
uses several theoretical perspectives |
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Genes in each cell instructs the cell to make________, needed to support life and development. |
Proteins |
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Chromosomes are molecules of |
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
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The full set of genetic instructions to make a living organisms is called a |
Genome |
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Which type of twins originates from one zygote that splits apart? |
Monozygotic |
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A general term for the techniques designed to help infertile couples conceive and then sustain a pregnancy is: |
Assisted reproduction technology |
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the effect of additive alleles add up to influence a persons
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phenotype
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National origin and ancestral heritage that doesn't always include culture is considered? |
A persons ethnicity |