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| The scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception to death is called ______. |
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| In a ______ design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages. |
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| _____ refers to heredity and ______ refers to environmental influences. |
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| Genetics is defined as ______. |
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| A special molecule, _______, contains the genetic material of the organism. |
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| A trait controlled by a dominant gene _____. |
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Will always be expressed in the observable trait.
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| In _______ syndrome the 23rd pair of chromosomes is missing an X, resulting in short, infertile females. |
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| Diseases carried by recessive genes are inherited when ______. |
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| A child inherits two recessive genes, one from each parent. |
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| Ovum is a term used to describe ______. |
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| both come from one fertilized egg. "Identical" |
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| Mary and Juan are twins who developed from two separate fertilized ova that were fertilized by two different sperm. What type of twins are they? |
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| Dizygotic twins. "Fraternal" |
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| The specialized organ that provides nourishment and filters away waste products from the developing baby is called the ______. |
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| Isabelle's baby was born blind, deaf, and with heart defects. Most likely Isabelle was exposed to ______ during her pregnancy. |
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| A teratogentic agent Rubella. |
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| The most likely cause for miscarriage during the first three months of pregnancy is ________. |
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| Genetic defect in the way the embryo or fetus is developing. |
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| Which sense is the most functional at birth? |
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| Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of ______. |
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| Four stages of cognitive development |
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| Piaget's term for a knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is _______. |
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| What term is used to describe a child's inability to see the world through anyone else's eyes except his or her own? |
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| According to Piaget, the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object's nature is know as ______. |
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| According to Vygotsky, which of these is a key factor in a child's cognitive development? |
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| Shelby is very adaptable to change. She is on a regular sleeping, eating, and waking schedule. Thomas and Chess would describe Shelby as being an _____ child. |
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| The emotional bond that forms between an infant and a primary caregiver is called ______. |
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| Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants ______. |
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| Are able to easily leave their mothers and are easily soothed. |
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| According to Erikson, if an elementary school child fails to succeed in learning new skills and knowledge, the result may be the development of a sense of ______. |
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| Puberty is defined as ______. |
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| The physical changes in both primary and secondary sex characteristics. |
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| The tendency of teenagers to feel that thy are always "on stage" and that they are the center of everyone else's world, just as they are the center of their own, is a phenomenon known as _____. |
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| The reckless risk taking found among many adolescents is most likely due to the effects of ______. |
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| According to Kohlberg, most adolescents are at the ______ level of morality. |
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| Jeremy is 17 years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of _______. |
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| Conflicts between adolescents and their parents tend to be over ______. |
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Trivial issues.
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| The twenties is a time of ______. |
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| Peak physical health, sharp senses, fewer insecurities, and mature cognitive abilities. |
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| Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of _______. |
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| The theory in which aging is attributed to our bodies' organs and cell tissues simply wearing out with repeated use and abuse is called ______. |
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| The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying postulated by Kubler-Ross is _______. |
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| In the opening story about Samantha, what does Transgender refer to? |
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| Any person who crosses traditional gender boundaries. |
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| Female sex organs that are present at birth are called _______. |
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| Primary sex characteristics. |
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| The primary sex characteristic is the _______. |
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| Penis, testicles, scrotum, and prostate gland. |
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| Which hormones are responsible for a child's developing as a female during pregnancy? |
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| Rashid feels that he was meant to be a women, even though he is a man. He is contemplating surgery to alter his bodily appearance to that of a women. Rashid might be suffering form a disorder known as _______. |
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| A person contemplating surgery ti alter his or her bodily appearance to that of the opposite sex is thinking or becoming a ________. |
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| Based on the studies of infant girls who were exposed to androgens before birth, which of the following statements is true? |
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| Girls were found to be tomboyish during childhood. |
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| When men and women view erotic pictures, the ______ are more strongly activated in men than women. |
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| The amygdata and hypothalmus |
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| When children observe their same-sex parents behaving in certain ways and imitate that behavior, a psychologist uses which theory to explain the situation? |
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| Sam is a father of two children and has a career as a professor at a university. He is nurturing and sensitive to his children's needs, able to express emotions outwardly, independent and assertive, and thinks problems through calmly and logically. San is a good example if a person who is ________. |
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| Which gender is more likely to talk to other members of that gender about current events? |
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| MRI technology has demonstrated that men listen with ______ and women listen with ______ of their brain. |
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| left hemisphere, women listen with both hemispheres |
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| Recent studies have shown that cognitive differences between boys and girls _________. |
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| What is the term for the condition in which a person is born with both male and female sex organs? |
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| In the middle to late 1900s, medical professionals typically recommended that intersexed children _______. |
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| Have surgically altered to be one sex or the other. |
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| One problem with surgically altering genitals of an intersected child is that ______. |
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| The child does not have a say in which gender they want to be. |
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| The final phase of the sexual response is ______. |
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| Rashid has just had an orgasm. However, his partner is still excited and wants him to continue his sexual activity. Unfortunately, Rashid has lost his erection. Rashid is probably now in the _______. |
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| Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons that Masters and Johnson's research was considered controversial? |
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| Participated in actively sex with subjects |
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| According to the Janus Report, approximately what percentage of males reported extramarital affairs? |
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| Twice as likely as females |
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| Severe stress experienced by a pregnant women during the _______ trimester might increase the chance of a male child becoming a homosexual. |
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| Sexual problems that result from physical causes are referred to as _______. |
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| What percentage of men and women report some sort of sexual dysfunction? |
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| 43 percent of women and 31 percent of men |
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| Shanice suffers pain during intercourse. She is suffering from ______. |
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| _______ is a disorder in which the person either prefers to, or must, achieve sexual arousal and fulfillment through sexual behavior that is unusual or not socially acceptable. |
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| Someone whose focus of sexual interest is an object, such as shoes or underwear, or a part of the body, such as feet, has a condition known as ______. |
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| Obtaining sexual arousal and gratification through watching other people engage in sexual behavior or undress is known as _______. |
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| Which cause of a sexually transmitted disease is hardest to treat. |
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| The first symptoms of AIDS are often mistaken for ______. |
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| Shallice has had several sexual partners in the past year. What is the BEST advice you could give her about how she can lower the odds of contracting a sexually transmitted disease in the future? |
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