A Physician Who Describes an Infant as Slow to Respond

question 729

Multiple Choice

A physician who describes an infant as slow to respond and develop because of congenital problems is attributing the cause of the abnormality to the

• A)postnatal environment.
• B)infant's heredity.
• C)mother's heredity.
• D)intrauterine environment.

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Definitions:

Gambling Instinct

An inclination or propensity to take risks in the hope of gaining something, commonly observed in gambling contexts.

Nature

The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth.

Nurture

The influence of external factors after conception, e.g., the product of exposure, experience, and learning on an individual.

Instinct

An ingrained behavior observed in animals that consistently occurs in reaction to designated stimuli.