While thee video narrator tells us that the actual trigger for labor is still a mystery, he provides a few possibilities. Explain those possibilities

What will be an ideal response?

Perhaps a hormone signal is sent from the fetus that signals it is ready for birth. Possibly the placenta emits a sign that it is no longer able to sustain the growing baby. Another possibility is that the pituitary gland plays a central role.

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Developmental psychopathology is a new approach to abnormal psychology that emphasizes the importance of analyzing behavior in terms of

A. cybernetics. B. early childhood trauma. C. learned patterns that are ingrained over time. D. comparisons of individual behavior to age-based norms.

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The majority of the children of abusive or alcoholic parents do not become abusers themselves

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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