What risks does radiation pose as a teratogen?

What will be an ideal response?


Low doses of radiation have been linked to increased risks of cancer and neural damage. In larger amounts effects include spontaneous abortion, small head size, and other defects associated with the skeleton, genitals, and sensory organs.

Psychology

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Members of marginalized groups believing and accepting, knowingly or unknowingly, negative social messages about their own racial and ethnic groups is referred to as

a. individual racism. b. institutional racism. c. internalized racism. d. systemic racism.

Psychology

Another term for psychographic characteristics is ________.

A) age B) lifestyles C) benefits sought D) use-situation factors E) use-related factors

Psychology

Shaping can be used in behavior therapy and is based on ____ principles

a. ?operant conditioning b. ?latent learning c. ?classical conditioning d. ?nonassociative learning

Psychology

__________ occurs when an earlier stimulus influences our response to a later stimulus. It often affects people on an unconscious level.

A. Chunking B. Priming C. Interference D. Rumination

Psychology