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The neonate is born with a number of reflexes--unlearned, involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of certain stimuli. Which of the following is not one of those reflexes? |
| | A) | rooting |
| | B) | sucking |
| | C) | startle |
| | D) | Helmholtz |
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Researchers have developed many methods for measuring neonate and infant perception. One technique, for instance, involves babies _______________ attached to a computer. |
| | A) | touching a keyboard |
| | B) | sucking on a nipple |
| | C) | pulling a string |
| | D) | doing none of the above |
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Building on pioneering work with nonhumans, such as the work of Lorenz and Harlow, developmental psychologists have suggested that human ___________ grows through the responsiveness of infants' caregivers to the signals the babies provide, such as crying, smiling, reaching, and clinging. |
| | A) | attachment |
| | B) | aggression |
| | C) | curiosity |
| | D) | fear |
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Which of the following is not one of Diana Baumrind's four main categories describing different parenting styles? |
| | A) | authoritarian |
| | B) | authoritative |
| | C) | democratic |
| | D) | uninvolved |
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Erik Erikson suggested that passage through each of the psychosexual stages necessitates resolution of a crisis or conflict. Although each crisis is never resolved entirely--life becomes increasingly complicated as we grow older--it needs to be resolved sufficiently to equip us to deal with demands made during the following stage of development. The fourth stage, the industry-versus-inferiority stage (ages 6 to 12), is characterized by |
| | A) | the development of autonomy. |
| | B) | increasing competency in all areas (e.g., social interactions or academic skills). |
| | C) | children's desire to act independently, which conflicts with the guilt that comes from the unintended and unexpected consequences of such behavior. |
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Piaget's formal operational stage produces a new kind of thinking characterized as |
| | A) | egocentric thought. |
| | B) | object permanence. |
| | C) | concrete. |
| | D) | abstract, formal, and logical. |
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