DEP- chapter 2

According to evolutionary psychology, natural selection favors behaviors that

increase reproductive success

Low birth weight infants weigh less than ______ at birth.

5 pounds 8 ounces

Which of the following is widely used to evaluate infants' heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, body color, and reflex irritability immediately after birth?

Apgar Scale

Which of the following are benefits of the Apgar Scale?

It identifies high-risk infants who need resuscitation. It is good at assessing the newborn's ability to respond to the stress of delivery and its new environment.

How long does the postpartum period last?

about 6 months

In the third stage of birth, the placenta, umbilical cord, and other membranes are expelled from the uterus. This stage of birth is called the

afterbirth

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Down syndrome? Multiple choice question.

an extra Y chromosome

Which field seeks to discover the influence of environment and heredity on individual differences in human development? Multiple choice question.

behavior genetics

Which of the following is a chromosomally transmitted form of intellectual disability caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21?

down syndrome

Which psychological approach emphasizes the importance of adaption, reproduction, and survival of the fittest in shaping behaviors?

evolutionary psychology

Interpreting the results of adoption and twin studies is difficult because of the complexities of

heredity-environment correlations.

Jemma weighs 4 pounds at birth. She would be considered a(n) ______ infant.

low birth weight infant

During_____the cell's nucleus duplicates itself and the cell divides. During ______,a specialized form of cell division occurs to form egg and sperm cells.

mitosis, meiosis

The evolutionary process by which the best-adapted individuals of a species survive and reproduce is called ______ selection.

natural

As the environment changes, some species adapt in a way that helps them survive and reproduce, while other species do not adapt well and die. This process is called

natural selection

Which of the following is NOT one of behavior geneticist Sandra Scarr's hereditary-environment correlations?

phenotypic

A ______ gene will only be expressed if a person does NOT have the ______ gene on the other half of a chromosome pair. Multiple choice question.

recessive, dominant

Environmental influences include which of the following?

viruses neighborhood schooling birth complications parenting

definiton mitosis meiosis fertilization

-A cell's nucleus, including the chromosomes, duplicates itself, and the cell divides. -A specialized form of cell division forms eggs and sperm only. -An egg and a sperm fuse to create a single cell.

The Apgar Scale should be used to assess the health of newborns at

1 and 5 minutes after birth.

______ try to figure out what is responsible for the differences among people: genes, environment, or a combination of these.

Behavior geneticists

According to Gilbert Gottlieb's epigenetic view, which of the following characterizes the relationship between heredity and environment in development?

bidirectional

Which of the following is NOT a dominant characteristic?

blond hair

In the period shortly after birth, a connection between the parent and the infant forms. This attachment is known as

bonding

The formation of a connection, especially a physical one, between parent and infant shortly after birth is known as

bonding

______ are threadlike structures made up of strands of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

chromosomes

Prenatal care often includes which of the following components?

nutritional services social services comprehensive educational services

The ______ period lasts from the end of delivery until the mother's body has returned to a nearly prepregnant state (in about six weeks).

postpartum

Newborn Amanda gets a total combined score of 2 on the Apgar Scale. This signals

she is in a state of emergency, and she may not survive.

In general, prenatal care involves which of the following?

testing for treatable diseases a defined schedule of visits for medial care screening for manageable conditions

The placenta, umbilical cord, and other membranes are detached and expelled during the ____ stage of birth.

third