A Cesarean section is best thought of as
a. vaginal childbirth
b. a technique for determining possible birth defects in an embryo.
c. a common form of teratogen.
d. the surgical removal of a fetus.
d
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Relative to large juries, smaller juries may spend less time deliberating mostly because they are
a. less conducive to the emergence of minority allies. b. more likely to have a male foreperson. c. less inclined to reach a unanimous verdict. d. not used in trials involving complex decisions.
Vascular neurocognitive disorders can result from ____ and ____
a. stroke; ongoing disruptions to the cardiovascular system b. Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease c. psychosis; affective disturbances d. traumatic brain injury; hypertension
Which of the following organic explanations has been offered to explain the fraternal birth-order effect?
a. The fraternal birth-order effect has no organic explanation. It is simply a trend that has not been shown to have any real evidence or relevance to the discussion of sexual orientation. b. The Y-chromosome activates a gene more forcefully in each consecutive male birth, which is why this order effect applies to male and not female babies. c. The rules of biology state that the only way for two boys to be born consecutively is if there is a genetic mutation. This mutation is thought to explain the fraternal birth-order effect. d. There is a defensive maternal immune response that is triggered by foreign substances produced by each additional male fetus, and this immune response increases with each additional male pregnancy.
Sara contracted rubella (German measles) in the eleventh week of her pregnancy. Emily contracted rubella during the thirtieth week of her pregnancy. The difference in the way rubella would affect an unborn child at these two times is an example of __________.
A. continuous change B. discontinuous change C. a critical period D. a sensitive period