Which of the Following Did NOT Contribute to the Scarcity

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the scarcity of healthy, white babies in the United States by the 1970s?

• A) increased access to contraception
• B) increased acceptance of out-of-wedlock birth
• C) decreased stigma around infertility
• D) increased access to abortions

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Definitions:

Gambler's Fallacy

The erroneous belief that if something happens more frequently than normal during a given period, it will happen less frequently in the future, or vice versa.

Overestimation Fallacy

The cognitive bias of overestimating one's own abilities, performance, level of control, or chances of success.

Manual Babbling

Early non-verbal gestures or movements made by infants that precede the development of spoken language.

Deaf Babies

Infants who are unable to hear or have significantly impaired hearing from birth or infancy, affecting their ability to learn spoken language naturally.