Discuss evidence that suggests that prenatal stress can negatively impact the brain.
What will be an ideal response?
The bulk of the evidence suggests that prenatal stress can impact the functioning of the hippocampus. Specifically, long-term potentiation in the hippocampus can be disrupted in animal models. In humans, similar parallels have also been seen.
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a. preferential looking. b. dishabituation. c. habituation. d. stimulus discrimination.
What is considered the first step in supporting optimal functioning of the elderly?
A. Reduction of supportive services B. Accurate assessments of limitations C. Denial of supportive services to increase self-sufficiency D. Assistance with ADLs only
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a. independent variable and extraneous variables. b. random variability and experimenter bias. c. mortality of subjects and interviewer bias. d. dependent variable and experimenter bias.