In reviewing hospital security tapes, several parents are observed trying to do physical harm to their children. These parents may be diagnosed with ________, a rare mental disorder in which parents fabricate or induce illness or injury in their children

a. child abuse syndrome
b. schizophrenia
c. psychopathy
d. Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome

Answer: d.

Psychology

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a) too much estrogen is present during the embryonic stage. b) too much androgen is present during the embryonic stage. c) not enough androgen is present during the embryonic stage. d) the hypothalamus fails to signal the pituitary to begin development of sex characteristics.

Psychology

__________ twins are to identical twins as __________ twins are to fraternal twins

a. Homozygous; heterozygous c. Dizygotic; monozygotic b. Heterozygous; homozygous d. Monozygotic; dizygotic

Psychology