Twenty-Three-Year-Old Venetia Is Thinking About Getting Pregnant

question 63

Multiple Choice

Twenty-three-year-old Venetia is thinking about getting pregnant. Her doctor recommends that Venetia begin taking folic acid supplements in order to reduce the risk of ______ in her offspring.

• A)miscarriage
• B)fetal alcohol syndrome
• C)spina bifida
• D)rubella
• E)sudden infant death syndrome

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without reinforcement.

High Steady Rates

Constant and uniform frequencies or levels maintained over a period of time.

Continuous Reinforcement

A learning process in which a behavior is reinforced every time it occurs, leading to rapid learning.

Train

A series of connected vehicles traveling on railways to transport people or goods from one place to another.