Prenatal screening likely to be recommended when ______.
A. genetic counseling has determined a risk for abnormalities
B. the mother is under age 20 or over age 30
C. the mother has gained more than the recommended weight in the first trimester
D. history of twins is determined to run in the family
Answer: A
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A. computed tomography (CT) B. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) C. a microelectrode D. electroencephalography (EEG)
Tucker is in second grade and is having trouble. He is frequently out of his seat, looking at the work of other students and annoying them by making comments. He interrupts the teacher, blurts out answers before she finishes the question, and usually needs directions repeated multiple times. At home, his mother says he is always "on the go." The most likely diagnosis for Tucker is __________.
A. conduct disorder B. oppositional defiant disorder C. separation anxiety disorder D. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Which is the best example of vicarious conditioning?
A. After watching her friend, a smoker, die of cancer, Laura quit smoking. B. A chimpanzee stacks boxes and climbs them to reach a piece of fruit. C. Children act aggressively after watching a video of an aggressive adult. D. You remember the layout of Disney World, even though you haven't been there in five years.
An information-processing approach that builds on Piaget's research is known as _______ theory because it considers cognition as made up of different types of individual skills
a) behavioral b) operant c) classical d) neo-Piagetian