A teratogen is best defined as

a. any medication taken during labor and delivery.
b. anything that can cross the placental barrier.
c. any drug, disease, or environmental agent that causes a birth defect.
d. a birth defect caused by genetic abnormalities.


c

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Making a list of irrational thoughts and a corresponding list of rational thoughts is used in:

A. thought substitution B. a stimulus hierarchy C. in vivo desensitization D. flooding

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The motivation not to experience a negative outcome is termed:

A) avoidance motivation. B) the need for achievement. C) explicit motivation. D) implicit motivation.

Psychology

For most cultures, it is not until ____ that discipline is used for children who do not follow expectations or do what is required of them

a. early infancy b. late infancy c. toddlerhood d. early childhood

Psychology

Many components of emotional experience are specifically localized in the brain. What have researchers learned about emotion and the brain, especially in regard to:

• the key role the amygdala plays in emotion; • the interaction between the amygdala and the cerebral cortex in "completing" the emotional picture; • the effects of brain damage to the amygdala; • the effects of brain damage to critical areas of the cortex dealing with emotion? What will be an ideal response?

Psychology