The type of malnutrition that is caused by an insufficient total quantity of food and in which muscles waste away and stored fat is depleted is:
a. anemia
b. marasmus
c. kwashiorkor
d. stunting
b
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What is the best description for why we study child development?
a. To resolve differences with regard to sex and gender b. To help us eliminate all developmental problems c. To give advice to parents in how to raise successful adults d. To help us ensure optimal conditions of child development
Which of the following is characteristic of the first stage of childbirth?
a. The fetus emerging from the birth canal b. The cervix becoming dilated and effaced c. Braxton-Hicks contractions d. Delivery of the placenta
The evolutionary concept of ______________ proposes that species that are better able to adapt to the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
a. struggle for existence c. maturity b. mutation d. natural selection
If the EEG record reveals evidence of very small and very fast waves, you are likely to conclude that the sleeping person is ________
a. really not sleeping and is awake b. in Stage 2 c. in Stage 3 d. in Stage 4 e. in REM sleep