Angie Is a Diabetic and Had a Difficult Delivery with Her

question 149

Multiple Choice

Angie is a diabetic and had a difficult delivery with her full-term infant. Her pediatrician will likely watch the baby carefully, as it is at a greater risk for:

• A) sudden infant death syndrome.
• B) respiratory distress syndrome.
• C) organic failure-to-thrive.
• D) nonorganic failure-to-thrive.

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A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their own abilities is greater than their objective accuracy.

Representativeness Heuristic

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