The injection of a mixture of pain-relieving drugs into spaces along the spine of the mother before delivery is called ________

A) general tranquilizer
B) general anesthesia
C) epidural anesthesia
D) epidural tranquilizer


C) epidural anesthesia A popular approach is to use epidural anesthesia, the injection of a mixture of pain-relieving drugs into spaces along the spine of the mother.

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a. By chewing harder on his/her pacifier b. By dropping his/her security blanket c. By looking away from the stimulus d. By crying loudly

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A social-comparison explanation of polarization in groups suggest that polarization occurs when

  a.  individuals compare their position to other members’ positions, and find that others are more extreme than they are.   b.  groups generate more arguments in favor of one position rather than another and the members shift their opinions in that direction.   c.  groups implicitly adopt decision rules that prompt them to support more extreme decisions.   d.  groups value caution more than risk, but can’t make a clear comparison between these two values.

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The goal with factor analysis is to:

a. discover the common denominators for personality by noting which descriptive terms cluster statistically in a group b. identify the environmental factors that produce behavioral consistency across various situations c. determine which situational factors affect an individual's sense of self-efficacy d. determine which environmental factors lead to self-actualization

Psychology

Learning to make a reflex respond to a stimulus other than to the original, natural stimulus is called _____

a) classical conditioning. b) operant conditioning. c) memory linkage. d) adaptation.

Psychology