Increased impulsivity and hyperactivity, as well as difficulty with organizing and integrating information, has been reported in children born to women who heavily used marijuana during their pregnancy. This is likely because
A. cannabis crosses through the placenta and alters the neurology in the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that handles higher cognitive functioning.
B. the newborns undergo a difficult period of withdrawal from the drug following their birth.
C. the lungs of the newborn are underdeveloped and the brain does not receive an adequate supply of oxygen.
D. cannabis restricts the blood flow to the developing fetal brain during the second trimester of the pregnancy.
Answer: A
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A) support the development of the skills and knowledge needed for responsible and caring participation in a democracy. B) recognize the significance of academics in the current era and train students to make them academically sound. C) enforce students to follow the rules, procedures, and guidelines set by their teachers to make them more disciplined. D) help students focus exclusively on attaining the social and emotional goals of education.
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them. He hardly reacts when Mom returns a couple of hours later. Kegan's behavior is most consistent with a(n): a. insecure-avoidant attachment b. insecure-resistant attachment c. secure attachment d. disorganized and disoriented attachment
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a. a change of pace from other activities. b. an opportunity to experience reality. c. a passive environment for the child. d. a world under the child's control.
Esme is interested in the personal experiences of first-year medical students and plans an ethnographic study, in which she'll collect observational field notes, extensive interview data, and diaries from the participants. For her analysis, she plans to begin by developing a start list. In other words, Esme will:
a. make a list of categories and themes derived directly from the research problem. b. briefly review the data in search of topics or themes that pop out right away. c. divide the data into general but meaningful chunks before beginning more detailed analysis. d. apply her initial coding scheme to a subset of her data.