The term teratogen refers to __________
A) any environmental agent that causes damage during the prenatal period
B) a limited time span during which a part of the body is biologically prepared to develop rapidly
C) a rapid period of prenatal neurological development
D) a synthetic hormone used to prevent miscarriage
Answer: A
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a. young grandparents who must simultaneously care for their own and their children's children. b. middle-aged adults who find themselves simultaneously caring for both younger and older generations. c. children of divorce who must split their time between living with both mother and father. d. children who are the middle-born in a large family.
Which of the following is an example of the agonist substitution type of treatment for substance abuse?
a. The use of methadone to treat heroin addiction b. A nicotine patch or nicotine gum to treat addiction to cigarette smoking c. Both of these d. Neither of these
A neuropsychologist may perform a lesion analysis to determine what brain functions have been damaged. More specifically, the neuropsychologist will attempt to discover what abilities in a complex mental task have become
A. reversed. B. dissociated. C. internalized. D. externalized.
The sex of a new organism is determined by whether
A) the X and Y chromosomes separate into sperm cells or ovum. B) an X-bearing sperm or a Y-bearing sperm fertilizes the ovum. C) the sperm fertilizes an X-bearing egg or a Y-bearing egg. D) the ovum is carrying an X chromosome or a Y chromosome.