Which period of prenatal development is considered the critical period and a time in which teratogens can have a profound effect that endure into adulthood?

A. conception
B. germinal period
C. embryonic period
D. fetal period


Answer: C

Psychology

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b. Infants pay more attention to infant-directed speech. c. Infants prefer the rapid pace of infant-directed speech. d. Infants like infant-directed speech because it lacks the confusing changes of pitch found in normal adult speech.

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Markus moved into an apartment on a busy city intersection. Initially, the noise from the traffic kept him awake. After living in his apartment for a few weeks, however, the noise no longer bothered him and he slept throughout the night. This example demonstrates the behavioural process of:

A) classical conditioning. B) sensitization. C) operant conditioning. D) habituation.

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The continual interaction of biological, psychological, and social influences and their effect on behavior is considered

A. sociocultural. B. psychobiological/biopsychological. C. systematic. D. multidimensional and integrative.

Psychology

Which of the following pairs would result in a negative correlation?

a) bacteria and sickness b) antigens and antibodies c) antigens and wellness d) T cells and overall health

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