Stuttering appears to be primarily a result of
a. pressuring a child to speak
b. genetics.
c. the competition with siblings for speaking time.
d. immaturity of the vocal apparatus.
b
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What type of pain reduction during childbirth uses small needles and a system for administering continuous doses of medication to reduce the pain of childbirth?
A. dual spinal-epidural B. transitional episiotomy C. intravenous phenobarbital D. anesthetic codeine
Which of the following is not an effective way to prevent child abuse?
a. Strengthening parenting skills in the general population b. Providing home visitors for those in high-risk for abuse situations c. Creating child abuse hotlines d. Giving psychologists more latitude in when to report suspicions of child abuse
Ernest is experiencing the following symptoms: hallucinations of rabid ostriches attacking him, beliefs that the Superbowl will be won based on his wearing one team's jersey over any other, and beliefs that his dog is preventing his thoughts. These are examples of ____ symptoms of schizophrenia
a. ?positive b. ?negative c. ?affective d. ?undifferentiated
Which of the following is an example of environment-heredity interaction:
a. Mothers of children with mental retardation report higher levels of personal stress than parents of average children. b. A mother drinks alcohol heavily during her pregnancy and her child is born with fetal alcohol syndrome. c. A child who had previously earned average grades in school is diagnosed with mild mental retardation after moving to new school and failing all of his classes. d. A child with phenylketonuria eats a diet low in phenylalanine from birth and never develops mental retardation. e. All of the above are examples of environment-heredity interactions.