Author Question: Tiffany is now 8 months old. Her mother has always been a very anxious person, as has her father. ... (Read 87 times)

Redwolflake15

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 569
Tiffany is now 8 months old. Her mother has always been a very anxious person, as has her father. Tiffany's parents and siblings are all easily stressed and anxious. What effect might this environment have on Tiffany's brain development?
 
  Her hypothalamus may be smaller and grow more slowly than normal.
  Her prefrontal lobes will be overdeveloped.
  Her pituitary gland will likely by overdeveloped.
  Her anterior cingulate gyrus is not likely to develop properly.

Question 2

Researchers placed a dot of rouge on babies' noses and then had them look into a mirror. At what average age did most babies touch their noses when they saw their reflection?
 
  3 months
  6 months
  9 months
  18 months



joneynes

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 376
Answer to Question 1

Her hypothalamus may be smaller and grow more slowly than normal.

Answer to Question 2

18 months



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.

Did you know?

More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.

Did you know?

Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.

Did you know?

The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.

Did you know?

Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library