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Question 21

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Which of the following is true with regard to Down syndrome?

A) Down syndrome afflicts only males.
B) No remedial measures can be used to improve the quality of life and adaptive capacity of children with Down syndrome.
C) The risk of having a child with Down syndrome is a function of too low or high a maternal age.
D) Down syndrome is a sex-linked chromosomal abnormality.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The theory of evolution by natural selection was first introduced by:

A) Charles Darwin.
B) Stephen Jay Gould.
C) Albert Bandura.
D) Sandra Scarr.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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_____ is the field that seeks to discover the influence of heredity and environment on individual differences in human traits and development.

Norah and Bob are elated as they have just brought their twins home.After trying to have a baby of their own for eight years,they opted for fertility treatment a year ago.Their gametes were harvested and fertilized artificially;the successfully fertilized eggs were placed back in Norah's uterus.The pregnancy was fairly uneventful after that though Norah had to go for frequent medical checks and take many precautionary measures.Norah and Bob used the _____ technique of assisted reproduction.

Ramona,an eight-year-old with autistic characteristics,exhibits many difficulties in the area of social communication.She is high-functioning academically and enjoys activities involving repetitive movements and math calculations.Her teachers were concerned that Ramona would have difficulty participating and completing activities in a regular classroom.Ramona would sob,cover her ears,and rock in her chair when there was too much visual and auditory stimuli or when she did not know an answer to a question.When the teacher asked her to complete a math facts worksheet,the entire class was amazed to see that Ramona completed the math problems within a minute.From that point forward,Ramona became the "math" leader of the class,which not only increased her self-confidence but increased her social interaction with peers as well.What is Ramona's niche in the following scenario?

_____ is defined as a specialized form of cell division that occurs to form gametes.

Parents' intellectual orientation is an example of a _____ of siblings.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Klinefelter's syndrome?

Which of the following is true with regard to the dominant-recessive genes principle?

Evolutionary psychology is a relatively new approach to psychology that emphasizes the:

The first fetal screening procedure that Holly Brook underwent revealed potential abnormalities in her baby.Subsequently,she underwent another procedure in which a powerful magnetic field and radio images were used to generate detailed images of the baby's organs and structure.This prenatal diagnostic test,which showed more clearly that her baby has certain abnormalities in the central nervous system,is called _____.

Which of the following is true with regard to the views of David Buss on evolution?

Describe the epigenetic view of development.

Which of the following prenatal diagnostic tests is characterized by the isolation and examination of fetal cells circulating in the mother's blood?

Which of the following can be deciphered by observing an individual?

Robert's parents are fairly social and enjoy an evening out with their friends.His older sister,Martha,reflects their social interests;she is often seen conducting church events,planning parties with her friends,and stopping to speak to friends and acquaintances warmly.Unlike them,Robert spends all his free time reading books and surfing the Internet to learn about a host of things that interest him.His need for learning most likely reflects a(n) _____ here.

What is NIPD? What are the advantages and concerns associated with it?

According to Sandra Scarr,which of the following plays a more important role during the periods of infancy and early childhood?

Describe any three ways in which evolutionary developmental psychologists believe that human development may have been affected by evolution over time.

_____ is defined as the process by which the cell's nucleus,including the chromosomes,duplicates itself and the cell divides.