Which of the Following Can Cause Intellectual Disability in a Child

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can cause intellectual disability in a child during the mother's pregnancy?

• A)Malnutrition
• B)Mother's use of alcohol or drugs
• C)Environmental toxins such as lead or mercury
• D)All of the above

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Definitions:

Biological Species Concept

A definition of species that refers to groups of interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups.

Reinforcement

In psychology, a stimulus that strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response.

Hybrid Zone

A geographical area where two closely related species meet, mate, and produce hybrid offspring.

Parental Species

The original species from which new species originate, often investigated in the context of evolutionary biology.