An abnormal increase in maternal __________ in the third trimester of pregnancy is currently being evaluated as an early predictor of premature birth.

A. corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
B. cortisol
C. anoxia
D. lightening


Answer: A

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a. built considerable flexibility into development b. created a rigid pattern of development c. halted new adaptations d. prevented nurture

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Imagine that you have just read the sentence, "The man in the back row has green hair." Based on research on propositional representation in memory, will the words "man" and "hair" be represented in memory together?

a. Yes, because these words belong to the same proposition. b. Yes, because these words have strong meaningful associations. c. No, because they are separated by many other words in the actual sentence. d. It is impossible to say because research cannot be done on propositional representations.

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What do we call cells that detect stimuli?

a) neurons b) receptors c) effectors d) sensory tracts

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