Research Has Shown That Children with a Specific Variant of the DRD4

question 79

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that children with a specific variant of the DRD4 gene

• A)are not affected by the quality of environment.
• B)are less likely to benefit from high-quality child cares than those without the variant.
• C)are more likely to be harmed by prenatal stress than those without the variant.
• D)are no different from those without the variant when it comes to temperament.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions (beliefs, attitudes, or values).

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship as a way to uncover unconscious thoughts or feelings.

Meditation

A practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.

Chronic Pain

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