The gradual opening of the cervix during the first stage of birth is called

A) dilation.
B) delivery.
C) afterbirth.
D) fetal distress.


A) dilation.

Psychology

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Dr. Sanchez is an I/O psychologist. His goal is to

a. increase the dignity and performance of workers and the organizations where they labor. b. help people see their jobs as merely a way to make a living so they are less stressed. c. contact the authorities when occupational hazards are noticed. d. train workers to put their jobs before their families.

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Which of the following statements about postpartum adjustment is true?

a. It is an American problem. b. It is more common in wealthy countries. c. It is found in countries across the world. d. It is more common in later births than in first births.

Psychology

Which theory of semantic memory is most consistent with the existence of ad hoc categories?

a. semantic networks b. classic view of categorization c. connectionist d. temporal lobe theories

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Categorical Perception of phonemes refers to the fact that:

A. Linguists can categorize all of the perceived sounds into phonemes. B. we hear sounds as belonging to a single phoneme category, even though the acoustic differences between sounds are along a continuous dimension. C. the phoneme /b/ has a shorter voice onset time (VOT) than the phoneme /p/ has. D. infants tune their perceptual system to categorize phonemes over the first year of life.

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