Maternal Hormones

question 70

Multiple Choice

Maternal hormones:

• A) have little effect on a fetus's development since the fetus is isolated from the mother's blood supply
• B) can affect physical development, such as the time at which a child will walk, but not mental variables such as IQ
• C) can have important effects on variables such as intellectual development and gender identity
• D) have effect on a fetus's development only in the first trimester

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Definitions:

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Subcortical Brain Activity

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