Assuming it is a typical vaginal birth in the United States today, what would you tell a friend and her husband to expect during her delivery? Be sure to mention the three birth stages
What will be an ideal response?
Students should be sure to describe what happens during the three stages of childbirth: (1) dilation and first
contractions, (2) delivery, and (3) afterbirth. Students might want to mention the Lamaze method and a father's role
during delivery. Students might also discuss the role of medication (such as epidural anesthesia), birthing rooms,
"rooming-in," and/or midwives or doulas.
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Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?
a. Concordance rates for schizophrenia are near 100% for identical twins. b. Schizophrenia is caused by a single recessive gene that must be contributed by both parents. c. Some people inherit a vulnerability to schizophrenia. d. Concordance rates for schizophrenia are the same for fraternal twins and identical twins.
If intelligence is related to genetic factors, then kinship studies should show that
a. the more genetically similar individuals are, the more closely their IQ scores will be correlated. b. the more genetically different individuals are, the less closely their IQ scores will be correlated. c. both a and b. d. none of these.