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Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition

E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough

Heredity and the Environment

Key Terms Quiz


1		are human reproductive cells that are created in the testes of males and the ovaries of females.


2		The union of an ovum and a sperm cell produces a through the process of reproduction.


3		A genetic disorder resulting in a problem with red blood cell formation is called sickle-cell .


4		syndrome results from an extra X chromosome in males.


5		syndrome can cause retardation in women and is due to the absence of an X chromosome.


6		syndrome was once thought to be related to excessive male aggression.


7		Although two brown-eyed parents can have a blue-eyed child, two blue-eyed parents cannot have a brown-eyed child. This outcome means that the gene for brown eyes is and the gene for blue eyes is .


8		refers to an individual's actual heredity constitution whereas refers to the observable and measurable characteristics of an individual.


9		takes place when one sperm from the male unites with an from the female.


10		refers to an individual's behavioural style and characteristic pattern of responding.


11		Chess and Thomas found that about percent of the children they studied could be classified as easy, percent could be classified as difficult, and percent could be classified as slow-to-warm-up.


12		While Triple X girls have physical development, cognitive abilities are .


13		The most widely used technique for sampling fetal cells is .


14		can be done as early as the 9th or 10th week of pregnancy.


15		The is a blood test that can reveal fetal problems as well as the presence of multiple embryos.


16		The field of human behaviour genetics arose in the .

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