A teratogen is

damage sustained to the placenta.
a substance or a condition that can increase the risk of prenatal
abnormalities.
a cell with extra chromosomes.
waste products from the embryo.


a substance or a condition that can increase the risk of prenatal
abnormalities.

Psychology

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The process of ____ refers to the sense organ changing physical energy into electrical signals that become neural impulses.

A. adaptation B. perception C. transduction D. sensation

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At her high school reunion, Emily realizes that several of her classmates have changed:

Mark, the class clown, confides that he takes medication to keep himself emotionally stable because he attempted suicide and tried to fly off the garage roof when he believed that he had invented a nuclear umbrella. Alice, the most likely to succeed, washes her hands repeatedly and dries them with tissues, her standard purification ritual, before she will drink the punch. The prom queen, Mary, is not at the reunion because she is afraid to leave her house. The star quarterback, Gary, says he is in charge of the CIA and that a group of terrorists plans to take him hostage. While he is talking, he carefully watches his wife dance with an old classmate and appears jealous. Choose two of Emily's classmates and make a diagnosis of the psychological disorder each may be suffering from, describe the disorder, and state what symptoms led to your diagnosis. What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

A person who is extremely sensitive to rejection and who is not confident in social

situations is exhibiting symptoms of __________ personality disorder. a. narcissistic b. avoidant c. passive-aggressive d. histrionic e. dependent

Psychology

What name was given to John B. Watson's approach to psychology?

a) behaviorism b) conditioning c) desensitization d) operant stimulation

Psychology