Studies of sex differences show that
A) worldwide, approximately 106 girls are born for every 100 boys.
B) the female infant is at a disadvantage compared to the male infant.
C) rates of miscarriage, infant death, and childhood death are higher among males than females.
D) rates of mental retardation, learning disabilities, and behavior disorders are higher among females than males.
C
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a. disinhibition b. sentiment c. tropism d. unconditioned response
According to your textbook, refusal skills type training programs have been used to prevent all of the following EXCEPT
a. smoking and other drug use. b. sexually transmitted diseases. c. teen pregnancy. d. anorexia and bulimia.
Mary, age 10, has asthma. Her parents bought a HEPA filter for her bedroom. This represents which level of prevention?
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Professor Andrade has been investigating the relationship of sleep to depression for years. He has shown that
A. depression seems to be related most to irregular or missing circadian rhythms. B. men seem to have a phase advance and women have a phase delay in sleep patterns. C. depression for everyone is correlated with a phase advance in sleep. D. depression for everyone is correlated with a phase delay in sleep.