A teratogen is

What will be an ideal response?


any environmental agent that causes damage during the prenatal period

Psychology

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Paul was not given a promotion. He feels upset and disappointed because he thinks of himself as a failure who will never succeed. From the perspective of rational­emotive behavior therapy, Paul's view of himself is the

a. activating event. b. irrational belief. c. self-defeating behavior. d. consequence. e. outcome.

Psychology

Working with sea snails, Eric Kandel found that when learning took place

a. an engram was formed within the sea snails' nervous systems. b. the next generation of sea snails also exhibited this learned behavior. c. the sea snails' nerve cells released different amounts of neurotransmitters. d. the sea snails' ECS increased dramatically.

Psychology

According to the biological model, anxiety disorders develop because of

A. some physical condition or disease. B. societal pressure to react with anxiety to certain situations. C. the learning of coping mechanisms. D. a predisposition to suffer severe anxiety.

Psychology

This midbrain structure plays a central role in the development of Parkinson's disease

a) the reticular formation b) the substantia nigra c) the thalamus d) the hypothalamus

Psychology