Modules 3-4 Flashcards
Which of the following describes the way in which genetic material is distributed between twins?
Monozygotic twins share 100% of their genetic material.
Which of the following is true about complications that can be experienced during pregnancy?
Major complications often require special care and may include gestational diabetes and hypertension.
Using inferences from the puppet experiments about in-group and out-group preferences can we make about how infants as young as 8 months old chose playmates and friends?
Infants like others who express similar likes and dislikes
Iron is an essential nutrient for brain development, and breast milk provides a steady source of iron for infants. After weaning, what nutritional concern arises when children start drinking cow’s milk?
Milk anemia
Tasha is crawling, navigating around large objects in her way, and looking up at objects taller than herself. What perceptual ability can we surmise from this information that Tasha has developed?
Depth perception
Which of the following describes an allele?
a specific version of a gene
9 month old Fred concentrates on picking up small pieces of round cereal and placing them in a cup. What motor skill is he practicing?
The pincer grasp
What are low birth weight babies typically unable to do?
Regulate their body temperature
How do the chromosomes contained in a gamete differ from those chromosomes contained in other normal human cells?
Gametes have 23 chromosomes, while other normal human cells have 46.
The basic presentation of the Hamlin and Wynn giver-taker puppet show revealed that children had a preference for what type of behavior?
Prosocial
Which of the following describes a difference between how monozygotic and dizygotic twins develop?
Monozygotic twins come from a single zygote, while dizygotic twins come from two zygotes.
How would the theory of evolution by natural selection explain the well-developed ability of human beings to seek socialization and to socialize effectively?
It is an ability that has developed over time because it promotes survival.
18 month old Jamie sees his mother eat kale, while he enjoys graham crackers. Jamie’s mother expresses how much she loves kale. When presented with the opportunity to give his mother either some of his graham crackers or some kale she likes, which will Jamie give his mother and why?
Kale, because his mother likes it
In their puppet experiments, Hamlin and Wynn demonstrated a possible difference in motive between 5-month olds and 8-month olds. What was this proposed difference?
Just World Belief
A mother has a second child within a close timespan of the first child, and the first child no longer has access to the mother’s breast milk. For what disease does the older child have a heightened risk, if other forms of nutrition are lacking in the child’s diet?
Kwashiorkor
