Describe why in vitro fertilization and eugenics represent controversial issues in human development
What will be an ideal response?
In vitro fertilization involves conception outside of the body (e.g., in a Petri dish). Ethical concerns include a parent's right to select specific traits and the high costs, which tend to not be covered by insurance. Eugenics is an effort to improve humans by allowing only certain individuals to mate and pass along genes.
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A _____ represents organizing data using a table, and a _____ represents organizing data using a figure
a. histogram; bar graph b. frequency polygon; bar graph c. frequency distribution; histogram d. frequency polygon; frequency distribution
Critics point out that one of the problems of the DSM is that it ________
a. has strict criteria needed for making a diagnosis and has reduced the number of people who can be labeled with a disorder. b. is too resistant to change and too reluctant to add new diagnostic categories, even though today's concerns are far different from those from 1952. c. relies too much on empirical evidence and research findings rather than focusing on the person who is at the heart of the diagnostic process. d. is not called the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and a Whole Bunch of Everyday Problems," yet the compilers keep adding everyday problems!
How do nerves send messages between themselves?
What will be an ideal response?
Early maturation usually
a. can be harmful for girls and boys. c. benefits both boys and girls. b. benefits girls, but not boys. d. can be harmful for boys, but not girls.