Your friends, John and Lisa, are wondering whether their newborn son can feel pain. What can you tell them about infants' ability to feel pain?
a. Infant nervous systems are not sufficiently developed to transmit pain.
b. The skin of infants does not have as many pain receptors as does the skin of adults.
c. Behavior suggests that newborns do not experience pain.
d. Physical development and behavior suggests that newborns are capable of feeling pain.
d
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Researchers who examined student's reactions to traumas like car accidents and health issue found that students
A. low in coping flexibility experienced less stress as a result of the traumas. B. low in coping flexibility experienced no stress from the traumatic events. C. high in copying flexibility experienced less stress as a result of the traumas. D. high in copying flexibility experienced less avoidance of future traumas.
Disjunction of the 21st chromosome that can lead to Down syndrome has been found to be related in most cases to
A. paternal age. B. maternal age. C. multiple codon repeats on the X chromosome. D. the inability to metabolize phenylalanine.
Which of the following is not considered an essential criterion for making cause-effect conclusions?
a. Covariation of variables b. Statistical significance of results c. Causal time sequence d. Elimination of other plausible causes
Studies with children generally require ______.
a. full committee IRB review b. assent from a parent or guardian c. consent from a parent or guardian d. consent from the child