Gisela is having her first baby and has received a drug that will numb the entire lower area of her body during labor. Gisela has been given
A. an epidural block.
B. oxytocin.
C. a hormone.
D. an analgesic.
Answer: A
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Which statement is most true regarding habituation studies?
A) Because habituation speed is most frequently assessed using visual stimuli, this speed is probably more tied to the functioning of the visual system than the nervous system. B) Because habituation most likely assesses visual processing speed, it is unlikely that other measures, such as vagal tone, are applicable to the assessment of habituation. C) Habituation and recognition memory cannot be assessed in the same study. D) The correlation between infant habituation speed and later intellectual performance during childhood is modest.
Benzodiazepine anxiolytics have
a. relatively low therapeutic indexes b. GABA enhancing properties c. strong anesthetic properties d. all of the above
Which of the following is the correct definition of meningiomas?
a) A category of secondary tumors that form from migrated tumor tissue that typically originated in the meninges. b) A haemorrhaging site that is localized in the meninges. c) An encapsulated tumor that grows out of the meninges. d) A localized seizure that occurs in which the abnormal EEG activity is limited to the meninges. e) A rare, but malignant infiltrating tumor that tends to occur next to the meninges early in life.
Steven is 8 months old and has begun to produce repetitive strings of vowel and consonant sounds, such as "pa-pa-pa-pa." According to the text, this stage of prespeech language development is called
A. intonation expression. B. protolanguage. C. cooing. D. babbling.