Using the research from your text regarding children born to Japanese mothers who were pregnant during the bombing of Hiroshima, explain the concept of critical period
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There was great variance in birth defects or later defects depending on the gestational age of the fetus; those who were in the 8th–15th weeks of gestation were born with severe mental retardation; those in the 16–25 week period didn't experience mental retardation but many did develop seizure disorders; fetuses beyond the 25th week did not show any increase in rates of mental retardation or seizure disorders.
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According to the brief social history of the cigarette presented in the introduction to Chapter 7 (Attitudes and Attitude Change), the way the industry has increased its business is primarily by
a. improving its product. b. producing more of its product. c. getting new populations of people to buy its product. d. decreasing the price of its product.
The median is represented by the symbol _____
a. Mn b. Mdn c. Me d. M