The probability of a child's being born with Down syndrome increases with

a. alcohol or drug abuse.
b. poor maternal prenatal care.
c. the age of the parents.
d. low socioeconomic status.


ANSWER: c

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In order to determine whether a relationship exists between birth weight and placement in special education, we need a crosstabulation of birth weight (low, normal) and special education placement (yes, no) known as a:

A) proof positive matrix B) control spreadsheet C) fourfold table D) probability chart

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The first stage of attachment is characterized by an infant's orientation to all humans, and opportunities to examine the face of their caregiver seem to facilitate this phase of attachment. It is called:

A) Undiscriminating social responsiveness B) Undiscriminating proximity seeking C) Universal face recognition D) Universal social engagement

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a. True b. False

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