Jing Is Devising a Questionnaire to Explore Whether Maternal Stress

question 47

Multiple Choice

Jing is devising a questionnaire to explore whether maternal stress will affect a fetus.All of the following are legitimate questions to ask EXCEPT:

• A)"How does this woman cope with life problems?"
• B)"Did this woman experience a major life trauma right before getting pregnant?"
• C)"Did this woman experience stress during the third trimester?"
• D)"Does this woman have a husband?"

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Definitions:

Average Costs

The cost per unit of output, calculated by dividing the total cost of production by the number of units produced.

Constant-Cost Industry

An industry in which the cost per unit does not change as the industry's overall output changes.

Diseconomies of Scale

The condition in which a company or production process becomes less efficient as it grows larger, leading to increased costs per unit.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production and costs are variable, and firms make no economic profit or loss.