Your friend tells you that her baby has a condition that involves the deletion of about 20 or 25 genes on a chromosome. The condition is most likely to be which of the following?
a. Sickle Cell Anemia
b. Down Syndrome
c. Tay-sachs
d. Williams Syndrome
Ans: d. Williams Syndrome
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What general term does Piaget use for the process of changing to function more effectively in responding to environmental challenges?
a. equilibrium b. adaptation c. diffusion d. conservation e. habituation
Morphine and other opiate drugs decrease sensitivity to pain by ____
a. depleting substance P from parts of the nervous system b. mimicking the effects of endorphins at the synapses c. preventing sodium from crossing the membrane d. altering blood flow to various parts of the nervous system
Poor decisions that adolescents make on social networks have been shown by research to include all of the following negative consequences except
a. having charges brought against them for child pornography resulting from sexting. b. being targets of adult predators. c. becoming friends with others whom they would not meet in any other way. d. finding that potential employers will not hire them based on a review their social networking sites
Most young adolescents are at the level of thinking which Piaget described as __________
a. formal operational b. preoperational c. sensory-motor d. concrete operational