Malnutrition is believed to be indirectly responsible for about half of early childhood deaths. Why? Because lack of sufficient food ____
a. slows the development of myelination
b. increases the likelihood of failure to thrive
c. reduces the effectiveness of the immune system
d. increases competition for calories and children lose out
C. Malnutrition is believed to be indirectly responsible for about half of early childhood deaths, because lack of sufficient food reduces the effectiveness of the body's immune system.
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a. appear to be based on very different psychodynamics. b. always occur together. c. often occur together. d. rarely occur together.
The realistic conflict theory encompasses the idea that prejudices arise between groups when __________
a) there are religious and ideological differences between the groups. b) the groups must compete for scarce resources. c) the groups are different in appearance and customs. d) there is a language barrier between the groups.
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a. instrumental b. expressive c. androgynous d. stereotyped
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a. describe the parties' symptoms. b. explain evaluation and assessment instruments. c. present their opinion about the parties' sanity at the time of the offense. d. give a diagnosis.