GERMAN 101:

Melody and Harmony are identical twins. This means that they developed from

a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm.

Identify the correct sequence of the five stages of psychosexual development described in Freud's theory of development.

oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital

Evolution takes place

over the course of many generations.

The question of whether a fun-loving, carefree adolescent is bound to have difficulty holding down a 9-to-5 job as an adult reflects the

stability-change issue.

In the context of technology, which of the following was invented in the 1950s and contributed to changing human life permanently?

television

_____ is a complex molecule with a double helix shape, like a spiral staircase, and contains genetic information.

DNA

_____ is a genetic abnormality in which delayed blood clotting causes internal and external bleeding.

Hemophilia

_____ is a gene-linked abnormality in which the central nervous system deteriorates, producing problems in muscle coordination and mental deterioration.

Huntington disease

_____ uses a powerful magnet and radio images to generate detailed images of the body's organs and structures.

MRI

Which of the following best describes the way genes shape an individual human life?

Many genes collaborate with each other as well as with nongenetic factors.

_____ theories describe development as primarily unconscious and heavily colored by emotion.

Psychoanalytic

In the context of Laura Carstensen's view on life expectancy, which of the following statements is true?

Science, technology, and behavioral changes have not kept pace with the increase in the number of people living to an old age.

Which of the following is a criticism of standardized tests?

They assume a person's behavior is consistent and stable.

Erik Erikson's developmental theory consists of _____ stages that last from the first year of life to _____.

eight; late adulthood

Sandrine is now able to use abstract thought as well as logic. Piaget would say that she is in the _____ stage of development.

formal operational

The current maternal blood screening test is called the triple screen because

it diagnoses three diseases.

Late adulthood is a time of

life review, adjustment to new social roles, and diminishing strength and health.

As an alternative to the "_____ evolutionism" presented in evolutionary psychology, Albert Bandura proposed a _____ view.

one-sided; bidirectional

Which of the following is a gene-linked abnormality?

phenylketonuria (PKU)

According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, a lifelong expectation that the world will be a good and pleasant place to live sets in during the _____ stage.

trust versus mistrust