A procedure in which a small sample of amniotic fluid is analyzed to detect chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus or to determine the sex of the fetus is known as ____
a. ultrasound
b. amniocentesis
c. chorionic villus sampling
d. maternal-serum alpha-fetoprotein screening
B
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People who have low concern for self and others are likely to use the conflict management style of
a. Accommodating c. Collaborating b. Competing d. Avoiding
Jordan is an infant who lives in a Romanian orphanage. She does not receive any sort of stimulating environment, but she does receive all food and basic care she needs. She is not read to and she spends most of her days sitting in her crib without much adult interaction. What can we conclude about Jordan's neural development?
A. Jordan will experience higher than average levels of myelination. B. Jordan will experience a greater degree of synaptic pruning. C. Jordan will experience higher than average levels of synaptogenesis. D. Jordan will produce more neurons to compensate for the deficit in experiences.
Now at age 13, Eleanor loves to write poetry. She enjoys it because it allows her think abstractly and to imagine beyond her world
Piaget would likely say that Eleanor is able to write poetry because she has reached which stage of cognitive development? a. pre-operations b. concrete operations c. formal operations d. advanced hypothesis testing
When children copy the morals, ideas, and values of their same-sex parent, this is known as
A) identification. B) reification. C) unconditioned response. D) conditioned response.