Research on maternal depression shows that

A) infants of depressed mothers have low levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
B) it rarely has a lasting impact on the infant, unless it persists for more than a year.
C) most mothers with depression require long-term treatment for a full recovery.
D) depressed mothers view their infants more negatively than independent observers do.


D

Psychology

You might also like to view...

When you view a tabletop, its front side makes a bigger image on your retina than the back side does, but you perceive it as rectangular. This fact is an example of what?

a. Shape constancy b. Motion parallax c. Convergence d. Closure

Psychology

At what age do people begin to yawn and hiccup?

a. Before birth b. During early infancy c. At about age one year d. At about the age when children start to talk

Psychology

One researcher, Males (2009, 2010), has suggested that the brain development hypothesis that is often used to explain the transition to adulthood in young adults is wrong. Instead, Males argues that ____ is a stronger predictor of risky behavior than neurological changes

a. sexual activity or inactivity b. endocrine functioning c. poverty d. sex

Psychology

In terms of getting along with other people, compared to people with low self-esteem, people with high self-esteem ____. In fact ____

a. believe they are well-liked, people with high self-esteem are perceived more favorably than people with low self-esteem b. believe they are well-liked, people with high and low self-esteem are perceived about equally favorably c. do not necessarily believe they are well-liked, people with high and low self-esteem are perceived about equally favorably d. do not necessarily believe they are well-liked, people with low self-esteem are perceived more favorably than people with high self-esteem

Psychology