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PSYCH 225 Exam 1

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show Fertilization is the union of sperm and ovum to produce a zygote.  
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show Dizygotic twins are the union of 2 different ova with 2 different sperm cells. They are no more alike than regular siblings. Monozygotic twins result from the division of a single zygote after fertilization. The offspring are genetically identical.  
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show Fertility drugs have increased the amount of multiple births.  
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show The father determines the genetic sex of a baby.  
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Define recessive trait. Will a recessive trait be expressed in a person’s phenotype?   show
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What is a phenotype?   show
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Define mutation.   show
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What are the three stages of prenatal development?   show
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During which stage does the zygote implant in the uterine wall?   show
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show The placenta allows the transfer of nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the fetus and the transfer of waste products and carbon dioxide back from the fetus.  
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During which stage do the major body organs and systems develop?   show
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When is the unborn baby most susceptible to environmental influences (which stage)?   show
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What is a teratogen?   show
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What are the characteristics of a child with fetal alcohol syndrome?   show
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show Nicotine increases the risk of miscarriage, growth retardation, stillbirth, small head circumference, SID’s, colic, and long-term respiratory, neurological, cognitive, attentional and behavioral problems.  
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show Impaired attention, impulsivity, difficult in using visual and perceptual skills after age 3  
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show Physical, cognitive, emotional, or behavioral deficits  
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show Learning, memory, and control deficits  
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What is a cesarean section?   show
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show The neonatal period lasts the first four weeks of life.  
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show The spaces between the bones of the skull in an infant.  
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What is neonatal jaundice? Which bodily organ is responsible for it?   show
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What is the Apgar scale? What are the five subscales?   show
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show It assesses motor organization, reflexes, state changes,, attention and interactive capacities, and indications of CNS instability.  
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Define mortality rate.   show
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What is the leading cause of infant death in the United States?   show
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Define Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).   show
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What are ways to reduce the risk of SIDS?   show
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What are the two principles of development? Explain each.   show
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For how long is it recommended that women exclusively breast-feed?   show
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show Lateralization is the tendency of each of the brain’s hemispheres to have specialized functions.  
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show The left hemisphere is responsible for language and logical thinking while the right hemisphere is responsible for visual and spatial functions.  
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show Touch, smell, taste, and hearing are well-developed at birth.  
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Which sense is the last to develop?   show
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show Common milestonesare rolling over, grasping rattle, sitting without support, standing while holding on, and grasping with thumb and finger  
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According to Piaget, what is a scheme?   show
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show Circular reactions are processes by which an infant learns to reproduce desired occurrences originally discovered by chance.  
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What is the primary circular reactions? Define and provide the substage during which we would see the reaction occur.   show
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What is the secondary circular reactions? Define and provide the substage during which we would see the reaction occur.   show
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show Tertiary Circular Reaction: Action gets one pleasing result, leading baby to perform similar actions to get similar results; 5th Substage  
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During which substage do children achieve symbolic thinking?   show
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What is object permanence?   show
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Define and explain habituation.   show
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show Cross-Modal transference is the ability to use information gained by one sense to guide another sense.  
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show Prelinguistic speech is the utterance of sounds that are not words. Examples of this are crying, cooing, and babbling.  
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Define babbling.   show
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show Linguistic speech is verbal expression designed to convey meaning.  
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When do children usually say their first word (age range)?   show
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show Holophrase is a single word that conveys a complete thought.  
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show Telegraphic speech is an early form of sentence use consisting of only a few essential words.  
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What are the characteristics of early speech?   show
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Define psychosocial development.   show
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show Rhythmic cry  
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Angry Cry?   show
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Pain Cry?   show
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show 2 or 3 drawn out cries, no prolonged breath holding  
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show Baby’s first smile is the result of subcortical nervous system activity.  
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show Self-awareness is the realization that one’s existence and functioning are separate from those of other people and things  
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show The emotions of self-evaluation are: pride, shame, and guilt  
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Define empathy.   show
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show Temperament is a characteristic disposition or style of approaching and reacting to situations. The 3 categories are: Easy, Difficult, and Slow-to-Warm-Up  
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show Gender-typing is the process by which a child becomes aware of their gender.  
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show Their studies showed that infants attach themselves to the comforting mother and only feed from the uncomforting one when needed.  
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show Strange situation was a laboratory technique used to study infant attachment. The types of attachment are: Secure, Avoidant, Ambivalent (Resistant), and Disorganized-Disoriented Attachment.  
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show Socialization is the development of habits, skills, values, and motives shared by responsible, productive members of a society.  
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show Compliance with parental expectations is the first step to socialization?  
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What are some of the effects of maternal employment on children’s development?   show
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What percentage of mothers work?   show
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show The most important factor to consider in daycare is the caregiver.  
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How does your book characterize sibling relationships?   show
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