Greta's Child Suffers from Mental Deficits, Including Difficulties Involving the Reasoning

question 151

Multiple Choice

Greta's child suffers from mental deficits, including difficulties involving the reasoning skills that involve working memory. If these defects can be traced to a teratogen used by Greta when she was pregnant, which was she most likely abusing?

• A) nicotine
• B) cocaine
• C) marijuana
• D) alcohol

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