Toxic agents that compromise a fetus's development are called __________.

A. teratogens
B. androgens
C. blastocysts
D. antigens


Answer: A

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Andrea wants to go to graduate school in clinical psychology. Which of the following would be most helpful to her?

a. Engage in clinical research with a faculty mentor while an undergraduate b. Volunteer at the food kitchen c. Join a sorority that has mental illness as its major philanthropic effort d. Participate in extracurricular activities related to wellness to demonstrate how well-rounded she is

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a. People's beliefs about the power of different kinds of advertising are backward. They don't think they are influenced much by regular advertising when they probably are, and they believe they are influenced by subliminal advertising when they probably are not. b. People's beliefs about how much they are influenced by advertising are generally accurate. c. Most people know that subliminal messages in audiotapes don't really work. d. Most advertisements work by conveying a lot of information about the product they are trying to sell.

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Which factor contributes to the decline of aggression in preschool children?

A. greater access to high-quality child care B. personality development of the child C. a greater amount of authoritarian parenting D. exposure to permissive parenting

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