What Are Some of the Common Consequences to a Child

question 57

Multiple Choice

What are some of the common consequences to a child whose mother smoked while pregnant?

• A) increased birth weight and lethargy
• B) lower birth weight and short stature
• C) severe hearing loss and heart defects
• D) severely deformed limbs and muscle spasms

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Definitions:

Green Light

A signal used in traffic lights indicating the permission to go or proceed.

Conditioned Responses

Learned reactions or responses to certain stimuli that occur as a result of conditioning, such as in classical and operant conditioning.

Garcia

A reference likely to John Garcia, known for his research on taste aversion learning showing that an organism can learn to avoid a substance after a negative experience.

Operant Conditioning

An approach to learning where behaviors are influenced to be repeated or not through the administration of punishments and rewards.