Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True of Crying

question 118

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true of crying?

• A) It is the most important mechanism newborns have for communicating with their world.
• B) The first cry verifies that the baby's lungs have filled with air.
• C) It provides information about the health of the newborn's central nervous system.
• D) Newborns do not respond to the crying of other babies.

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Definitions:

Average Amount

The sum of numerical values divided by the count of values, providing a central or typical value for a dataset.

Significance Level

The likelihood of incorrectly dismissing the null hypothesis in a statistical analysis, commonly represented by alpha, when it is in fact correct.

Type I Error

The mistake of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, commonly referred to as a "false positive" result.

Alpha (α)

A pre-specified significance level in hypothesis testing, representing the probability of making a Type I error, or falsely rejecting the null hypothesis.