Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading cause of ______ in the Western world.

A. miscarriages
B. intellectual impairment
C. multiple births
D. infertility


Answer: B

Psychology

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a. lung cancer b. heart disease c. impaired cognitive development d. asthma

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Unlike depression, in mania, ____

a. the mood is elevated, expansive, or irritable b. mood changes occur without any changes in behavior c. the mood remains normal, while the cognitive and behavioral symptoms change d. mood changes do not affect social or occupational functioning

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Which of the following students' statements best summarizes the research on face perception?

a. Eduardo: "Faces are perceived in the same fashion as other similarly complex objects." b. Sarita: "We process faces in terms of their general structure; for other objects, we are more likely to process isolated features." c. Akiko: "We perceive faces in a more serial fashion, processing one feature at a time, for other objects, features are processed simultaneously." d. Nelson: "We process faces in a bottom-up fashion; we process other objects in a top-down fashion."

Psychology

In achievement attribution studies, Diener and Dweck (1978) suggest that individuals with a _____ orientation set challenging goals, and individuals with a _____ orientation avoid challenging goals

a. challenging; withdrawing b. positive; negative c. mastery; helpless d. social; individual

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