The ability to understand that specific properties of objects stay the same, despite changes

Harriet and Al decided to have children soon after they were married. But, as it happened, it was nearly four years later that Harriet missed a menstrual period and thus allowed her hopes to rise. When she went to her obstetrician a couple of weeks later, tests confirmed that she was pregnant. But not long after that, Harriet's baby "spontaneously" aborted. (a) Discuss possible natural causes for

the spontaneous abortion. (b) List possible teratogenic causes. (c) By analogy to "postpartum depression," what emotional effects would you expect Harriet to experience? What will be an ideal response?

Which of the following statements describes the lateralization of emotion most accurately?

a. The right and left hemispheres do not appear to process emotional content differently b. The left hemisphere in most people is more likely to process positive emotions, whereas the right hemisphere is more likely to process negative emotions. c. The left hemisphere in most people is more likely to process negative emotions, whereas the left hemisphere is more likely to process negative emotions. d. Both positive and negative emotions appear to be processed exclusively by the right hemisphere in most people.