STRAIGHTERLINE PSY120 - FINAL EXAM

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STRAIGHTERLINE PSY120 - FINAL EXAM

CORRECT SOLUTIONS.

Which maternal age group has increased risk of low birth weight, preterm delivery, and fetal death?

• eighteen years or younger
• between 18 and 25 years
• between 25 and 30 years
• thirty-five years and older - correct answer- d. thirty-five

years and older

Jerome and Tyrone are fraternal twins. This means that they developed from

• a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm.
• a single egg that was fertilized by two different sperms.
• two eggs that were fertilized by a single sperm.
• two eggs that were fertilized by two different sperms. -

correct answer- d. two eggs that were fertilized by two different sperms.

Which of the following women has the highest probability of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome?

• Sarah, a 21-year-old Asian woman 1 / 2

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• Jane, a 41-year-old Euro-American woman
• Ella, a 27-year-old African American woman
• Destiny, a 38-year-old African American woman - correct

answer- b. Jane, a 41-year-old Euro-American woman

The current maternal blood screening test is called the triple screen because

• it is performed three times.
• it diagnoses three diseases.
• it measures three substances in the mother's blood.
• it is the third prenatal diagnostic test performed in a

pregnancy. - correct answer- c. it measures three substances in the mother's blood.

Roger looks back on his life and feels that he failed to reach his potential, squandered opportunities, and hurt a lot of people. At 82 years of age, he knows it is too late to make amends. Roger is slipping into

• stagnation.
• identity confusion.
• despair.
• mistrust. - correct answer- c. despair.

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