When researchers have examined the relationship between maternal emotions and prenatal development, the most consistent finding has been that
A) stressful psychological states, such as anxiety or depression, lead to spontaneous abortion or fetal death.
B) fetuses of severely distressed mothers tend to grow more slowly.
C) there is no link between maternal emotions and the development of the infant.
D) infants whose mothers were anxious or depressed are more likely to be anxious or depressed as adults.
B
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This is the range of values in the middle of the distribution between which 50% of the scores lie.
A. mean B. interquartile range C. variability D. median
Which choice reflects a perfect positive correlation?
a. 1.00 b. 0.99 c. 0.00 d. ?1.00
Patten et al. (2008 ) recognized that people meeting the criteria for MDD:
a) Need to be treated with an evidence-based approach b) May not require the intensive treatment proposed by the Canadian practice guidelines c) Could use a watchful waiting and self-guided management d) B and C only
A public policy official reads that the rates of violence are five times higher among people with serious mental illness than they are among the general population. Based on this evidence, the public policy official recommends legislation that would allow
those with serious mental illness to be detained preventatively to keep them from committing violent offences. What is the scientific evidence that suggests that such a policy is not justified? Answer: