Which medication was frequently prescribed to pregnant women during the 1970s to prevent miscarriages, but was later found to cause the daughters of the women who took the medication to develop a rare form of cancer?
A. thalidomide
B. AZT
C. diethylstilbestrol (DES)
D. phenobarbital
Answer: C
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a. Asburger's disorder, now known as Level 2 autism. b. Asperger's disorder, now known as Level 1 autism. c. pervasive developmental disorder, Level 3. d. Rett's disorder.
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A. speech perception B. emotional experience C. understanding social rules D. motor movements
Which of the following can result in an eyewitness gaining confidence?
A. testifying against a person for the first time B. disliking the defendant C. being a witness for the first time D. being asked the same question repeatedly
Which of the following is NOT true about cones in the visual system
a. the majority of cones are located in the fovea b. there are more cones than rods in the retina c. cones respond to high light levels d. there are relatively few cones connected to a single bipolar neuron