Your best friend has recently had a 9.5-pound baby after a long and exhausting labor. She tells you that during labor her doctor performed an episiotomy to help ease the birth process. During this procedure _____
a. an incision is made to make the vaginal opening larger to prevent tearing
b. the fetus is delivered surgically
c. amniotic fluid is extracted so that genetic testing can be done
d. the fetus is in "distress"
A. An episiotomy is an incision made to make the vaginal opening larger during labor.
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a. effortful b. automatic c. information d. meaningful e. deep
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a) 95%; 25% b) 75%; 15% c) 95%; 95% d) 100%; 75%
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A. to create some physiological state in confederates B. to keep all extraneous variables under control C. to simulate some situation that occurs in the real world D. to manipulate a dependent variable with relative simplicity