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What process involves sperm cells releasing enzymes to penetrate the thick surface of the egg?
What process involves sperm cells releasing enzymes to penetrate the thick surface of the egg?
- Trapping by cilia
- Hyperactivation (correct)
- Racing to touch the egg's innermost layer
- Absorption by the egg's outermost layer
Which type of twins results from the cleaving of one fertilized egg?
Which type of twins results from the cleaving of one fertilized egg?
- Triplets
- Dizygotic twins
- Monozygotic twins (correct)
- Placental twins
How do Dizygotic twins differ from Monozygotic twins?
How do Dizygotic twins differ from Monozygotic twins?
- Dizygotic twins have a shared placenta, while Monozygotic twins have separate placentas. (correct)
- Dizygotic twins result from the cleavage of one fertilized egg, while Monozygotic twins come from two separate eggs.
- Dizygotic twins tend to skip generations, but Monozygotic twins do not.
- Dizygotic twins are always genetically identical, while Monozygotic twins share only 50% of their genes.
What is the condition that exclusively affects monozygotic twins due to abnormal placental blood vessel formation?
What is the condition that exclusively affects monozygotic twins due to abnormal placental blood vessel formation?
In multiple births, what characteristic distinguishes Dizygotic twins from Monozygotic twins?
In multiple births, what characteristic distinguishes Dizygotic twins from Monozygotic twins?
What is the primary factor that determines whether twins are Dizygotic or Monozygotic?
What is the primary factor that determines whether twins are Dizygotic or Monozygotic?
Why can't we remember anything that happened to us when we were infants to toddlers?
Why can't we remember anything that happened to us when we were infants to toddlers?
What is the concept of infantile amnesia?
What is the concept of infantile amnesia?
Why do developmentalists argue that infants experience infantile amnesia?
Why do developmentalists argue that infants experience infantile amnesia?
What type of memory involves information that we don't consciously try to remember?
What type of memory involves information that we don't consciously try to remember?
According to Freud, why do adults struggle to remember early experiences?
According to Freud, why do adults struggle to remember early experiences?
What distinguishes early procedural and perceptual knowledge from later explicit memories?
What distinguishes early procedural and perceptual knowledge from later explicit memories?
What do researchers assume when a baby looks longer at an unexpected event during an experiment?
What do researchers assume when a baby looks longer at an unexpected event during an experiment?
What do periods of rapid brain growth coincide with in infants?
What do periods of rapid brain growth coincide with in infants?
What does unconscious recall of habits and skills, like tying shoes or throwing a ball, represent according to the text?
What does unconscious recall of habits and skills, like tying shoes or throwing a ball, represent according to the text?
What is the main focus of Cognitive Neuroscience Approach in studying brain development?
What is the main focus of Cognitive Neuroscience Approach in studying brain development?
At what age can infants as young as 5 months recognize changes in the number of objects?
At what age can infants as young as 5 months recognize changes in the number of objects?
What is the purpose of changing an event to something unexpected during infant research experiments?
What is the purpose of changing an event to something unexpected during infant research experiments?
What is the term for the association between an individual's genetically influenced behavior and how others react to that behavior?
What is the term for the association between an individual's genetically influenced behavior and how others react to that behavior?
During prenatal development, what is the period between conception and birth known as?
During prenatal development, what is the period between conception and birth known as?
Which type of correlation is defined as the association between an individual's genetic tendencies and the environmental niches they select?
Which type of correlation is defined as the association between an individual's genetic tendencies and the environmental niches they select?
How do genes influence a person's exposure to particular environments according to Genotype-Environment Correlation?
How do genes influence a person's exposure to particular environments according to Genotype-Environment Correlation?
What does the term 'Niche-picking' refer to in the context of gene-environment interaction?
What does the term 'Niche-picking' refer to in the context of gene-environment interaction?
Which type of correlation involves the association between the genotype a child inherits and the environment in which they are raised?
Which type of correlation involves the association between the genotype a child inherits and the environment in which they are raised?
Why do children under the age of 3 sometimes treat objects as if they were full size?
Why do children under the age of 3 sometimes treat objects as if they were full size?
What is the Dual Representation Hypothesis as mentioned in the text?
What is the Dual Representation Hypothesis as mentioned in the text?
According to the Information-Processing Approach, how is the mind compared to?
According to the Information-Processing Approach, how is the mind compared to?
What does the Information-Processing Approach focus on?
What does the Information-Processing Approach focus on?
What causes confusion for children according to the text?
What causes confusion for children according to the text?
Why do children sometimes have difficulty grasping spatial relationships according to the text?
Why do children sometimes have difficulty grasping spatial relationships according to the text?
