Which statement about infant mortality rates is FALSE?
A. The current rate is less than 1% in Western, industrialized nations.
B. Medicalization of birth has not impacted the infant mortality rate.
C. The rate is twice as high for black infants than for white infants.
D. In some areas of sub-Saharan Africa, the infant mortality rate is about 15%.
Answer: B
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a. their self-concepts. b. unconscious sexual urges. c. the outcomes of their responses. d. biochemical processes.
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A. chronic stressor B. primary appraisal C. secondary appraisal D. acute stressor
Based upon Module One, for a phenomenon to be studied in psychology, it must be:
A. a behavior or a mental process B. an abnormal behavior or abnormal mental process C. an unconscious mental process D. approved by the American Psychological Association
Brightness refers to the
a. basic color categories. b. pureness of color. c. amplitude of light. d. perception of meaningful patterns.