Define low birth rate and explain its two subgroups

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Low-birth-weight (LBW) infants weigh less than 2,500 grams, or five and a half pounds. The two major groups of babies with low birth weight are those born preterm—less than thirty-five weeks conceptual age, and those born small for gestational age—a much smaller weight than infants born at a comparable gestational age.

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a. industrial/organizational b. consumer c. clinical d. biodata

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In the United States, the second leading cause of neonatal mortality is __________, which is largely preventable

A) malnutrition B) physical abnormality C) low birth weight D) sudden infant death syndrome

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According to Freud, unconscious motives and conflicts revolve around __________.

A. a drive for self-actualization B. primitive sexual and aggressive instincts C. learned motives D. irrational thinking

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The use of strategies, such as flattery, by which people seek to gain another's favor is known as ________.

A. social elicitation B. ingratiation C. social penetration D. deindividuation

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