Terrance, whose birth mother drank alcohol heavily throughout pregnancy, has a thin upper lip, short eyelid openings, a small head, and a smooth philtrum. His physical growth has been slow, and he shows impairments in memory, attention span, motor coordination, and social skills. Terrance has ________.
A. fetal alcohol syndrome
B. partial fetal alcohol syndrome
C. alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder
D. cytomegalovirus
Answer: A
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A. led to stringent ethical guidelines regarding the use of children in research B. demonstrated that emotional responses could be classically conditioned C. assisted in the decline of behaviorism in American psychology D. helped identify common problems in language development among infants
Which is the least common occurrence in the aging brain?
a. Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia b. Some decrease in the number of neurons c. Reduced blood flow to the brain d. Some decreased levels of neurotransmitters
Researchers have found it difficult to decipher the effects of individual drugs on prenatal
development. Women may use more than one drug, have poor nutritional habits and lack good prenatal care. In additional, there are ethical constraints on the types of research that can be conducted. Therefore, information on the effects of drugs on prenatal development is a. experimental. b. critical. c. hypothetical. d. correlational.
Complete the following analogy. Nonconscious thinking: _______ :: conscious thinking: ________
a. biased; accurate b. automatic; controlled c. controlled; automatic d. illogical; logical