Dr. McKenzie decides to perform a Cesarean section in order to avoid potential harm to a baby during birth. She is most likely concerned about the mother's ________
a. exposure to lead during the last weeks of pregnancy.
b. outbreak of genital herpes.
c. cigarette smoking just before the onset of labor.
d. consumption of more than two alcoholic drinks per day.
Answer: b
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A) learning from reinforcements. B) qualitative changes in thinking as people grow older. C) social cognitions based on observing and learning from the behaviors of others. D) quantitative changes in thinking as people grow older.
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A) evaporation from the lungs during the winter months B) vomiting during illness C) loss of blood after an automobile trauma D) ingestion of a bag of salted potato chips E) infusion of blood into the vascular system