In the 1970s, what medication did physicians frequently prescribe to pregnant women to prevent miscarriages which was later found to cause the daughters of the women who took the medication to develop a rare form of vaginal or cervical cancer and to have more difficult pregnancies?

Answer: DES (diethylstilbestrol)

Psychology

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a. psychiatrists b. family physician c. clinical psychologists d. marriage and family therapists

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The "Conditional Reasoning Test" could theoretically be used by employers to detect _____ in employees

a. mental illness b. success potential c. aggressive tendencies d. high intelligence levels

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