A Neonate Has Decreased Attentiveness and Is Less Socially Responsive

question 107

Multiple Choice

A neonate has decreased attentiveness and is less socially responsive than would be expected. Which of the following may have occurred?

• A) The mother experienced a shorter than normal labor.
• B) The mother was given general anesthesia during the birth.
• C) The mother drank alcohol during pregnancy.
• D) The mother smoked during pregnancy.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The cost of producing one more unit of a good or service.

Socially Efficient

A condition where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the overall benefit to society, taking into account all costs and benefits.

Marginal Cost

The additional cost incurred by producing one more unit of a good or service.

Nash Equilibrium

Nash Equilibrium is a concept in game theory where each player's strategy is optimal given the strategies of all other players, leading to a situation where no player can benefit by changing strategies unilaterally.