Sheila Wants to Have a Baby

question 117

Multiple Choice

Sheila wants to have a baby.She drinks one to two drinks a day.She has vowed that as soon as she finds out she is pregnant she will stop drinking completely.Sheila does not realize that

• A)alcohol can cause adverse effects only after the germinal period.
• B)moderate drinking of alcohol during pregnancy does not affect the fetus.
• C)alcohol does not cause any adverse effects during the embryonic period.
• D)consumption of alcohol during the week of conception increases the risk of early pregnancy loss.

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Definitions:

Context Effects

The influence of environmental factors on one's perception, cognition, or behavior in a given situation.

Sensory Adaptation

The method through which sensory detectors decrease in sensitivity towards unvarying or steady stimuli over a period.

Subliminal Sensation

A perceptual experience that occurs below the threshold of conscious awareness.

Context Effects

Refers to how the context or environment in which information is presented affects an individual's perception or understanding of that information.