genetic factors only both genetic and environmental factors. C) D. neither genetic nor environmental factors 2. Which of the following would be an example of maturation? A child is able to learn the multiplication tables after working with flash cards each night with his mother A young boy practices the violin until he is able to play his recital piece without a mistake. A high school track star is able to cut a minute off of her best time in the mile from one year to the next. Aretired executive overcomes his fear of computers and goes online. A. B. C. D. 3. All of the following emotional characteristics are heavily influenced by genetic factors EXCEPT B. anxiety D. schizophrenia. A. happiness. C. shyness. 4. Sarah and Tomás are nonsibling infants who were adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Lang. The Langs begin to notice that, over time, Sarah and Tomás have begun to develop similar interests in academic subjects, sports, and hobbies. Developmental psychologists would view these similarities as support influences on development. B. genetic D. sequential A. environmental C interactionist 5. Which is the correct sequence of development following conception? A. zygote, embryo, fetus, neonate C. zygote, neonate, embryo, fetus B. D. embryo, fetus, zygote, neonate fetus, zygote, embryo, neonate increases considerably with parental age, especially for 6. The risk of having a child with mothers over age 35 A. phenylketonuria (PKU) C. Down syndrome B. sickle-cell anemia D. Tay-Sachs disease 7. The primary preventable cause of mental retardation in infants is A fetal alcohol syndrome. C. lead exposure B. maternal nicotine use. D. maternal HIVIAIDS 8. The greasy white material that covers newborns is known asand the dark, fine hair that covers newborns is A. myelin fluid; neoderm C. lanugo; vernix B. D. neoderm; myelin fluid vernix, lanugo 9. The sexual drive is different from hunger and thirst in that the sexual drive A. can be turned on and off by B. leads to responses which are shaped by experience C. is vital only to the survival of the individual D. is vital only to the survival of the species cues
1- (c) both genetic and environmental factors
Environmental psychologists are interested in both genetic and environmental factors of human development. According to psychologists, a child\'s source of development is biological, that he gets from his parents and that exist in child\'s genes.
A child is greatly influenced by the factors available in the environment. Both biological and environmental factors play an important role in a child\'s development.
3- (d) schizophrenia
All three are the emotional characterstics but schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes difficult to differentiate between real or unreal.
4- (a) environmental
5 (a)zygote, embryo, fetus, neonate
The combination of sperm and egg forms a cell, called a zygote. Zygote develops in to the embryo which is known as fetus in later stages of prenatal development. The last is the birth of a neonate or an infant.
6 - (c) down syndrome
The risk of having a child with down syndrome increases considerably with parental age, especially for mothers over age 35. it is genetic disorder caused due to abnormal cell divisions which results in full or partial copy of chromosomes.
7- (a) fetal alcohol syndrome that is caused by the mothers consuming alcohol during pregnancy.
8-(d) vermix and lanugo
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