What Is a Teratogen? Describe Two Teratogens and Their Effects

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Essay

What is a teratogen? Describe two teratogens and their effects on the developing organism.

Understand the concept of degrees of freedom and its calculation in correlation studies.

Grasp the null and research hypothesis concepts in correlation testing.

Understand the meaning and implications of positive and negative correlations.

Interpret the statistical significance and its impact on correlation analysis.

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Definitions:

Formal Operational

The last phase of Piaget's cognitive development theory, marked by the capacity for abstract, logical, and systematic thought.

Development

The process of growth or progression through a sequence of physical, psychological, and emotional changes that occur in human beings from birth to the end of life.

Maturing Early

The phenomenon where an individual reaches physical and sexual maturity sooner than the average for their age group.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axons of many neurons, enhancing the speed of electrical transmission between neurons.