Which Statement Regarding the Consumption of Alcohol by Women During

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding the consumption of alcohol by women during pregnancy is true?

• A) Any amount of alcohol is potentially harmful to the developing child.
• B) Consumption during the first eight weeks is relatively harmless because of the small size of the embryo.
• C) Damage occurs only during the embryonic stage.
• D) Consumption of small amounts of alcohol can actually be beneficial to fetal health.

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Definitions:

Instinctive Drift

The tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.

Innate Response

A built-in reaction to stimuli that an organism is genetically programmed to exhibit, also known as an instinct.

Conditioning Process

The method by which organisms learn to associate different stimuli and behaviors through reinforcement or punishment.

Instinctive Drift

The tendency for animals to revert to instinctual behaviors even after learning new behaviors that contradict those instincts.