All of the following statements about maternal depression are accurate except
a. the effects of maternal depression on infants and their development are positive if the depression lasts less than 9 months
b. infants who experience maternal depression show negative, "depressed" behavior themselves, even when interacting with nondepressed adults
c. without intervention and treatment, depression-related disturbances in early infant-mother interactions are associated with poor cognitive outcomes at 18 months
d. infants of depressed mothers who are cared for by a nondepressed parent or caregiver are more likely to be able to engage in positive interactions
A
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a. in emerging adulthood. b. exhibiting generativity. c. exhibiting premature foreclosure. d. characterized by all of these.
Summing up the research on the determinants of sexual orientation, we can say which of the following with confidence?
a) Sexual orientation is a choice. b) Sexual orientation has a degree of heritability. c) Sexual orientation is caused by hormone exposure prenatally. d) Sexual orientation is a result of family life and childhood experience.
Research by Moy and Pfau (2000) has shown that people who watch TV, read newspapers, and/or listen to politically oriented radio broadcasts are
a. more cynical of government b. less cynical of government c. sometimes more and sometimes less cynical of government d. not affected by them
At which point in prenatal development does brain development grow most rapidly?
A. during the germinal period B. during the embryonic period C. 9 weeks after conception D. 28 weeks after conception