Question :
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Baby Lisa automatically turns her head in the : 1252550
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Baby Lisa automatically turns her head in the direction of a touch on the cheek. This is the _____ reflex.
A. gag
B. rooting
C. sucking
D. Babinski
2. A _____ reflex prompts babies to clear their throat.
A. rooting
B. startle
C. Babinski
D. gag
3. Which infant reflex is CORRECTLY matched with its description?
A. Babinski reflex; an infant’s toes fan out when the edge of the sole of the foot is stroked
B. Sucking reflex; an infant turns its head toward something touching its cheek
C. Startle reflex; an infant bites on things that touch its lips
D. Rooting reflex; an infant flings out the arms and arches its back in response to a sudden noise
4. As psychologists use the term, habituation means:
A. signs of recognition that infants exhibit on seeing familiar faces and things.
B. the repulsiveness toward certain things that children develop early in life depending on their environment.
C. the reaction that neonates exhibit when there is a disturbance in their environment.
D. decrease in the response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentations of the same stimulus.
5. _____ is the positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular individual.
A. Habituation
B. Attachment
C. Polymorphism
D. Maturation
6. The animal ethologist _____ conducted classic studies of imprinting among goslings.
A. Lawrence Kohlberg
B. Lev Vygotsky
C. Konrad Lorenz
D. Harry Harlow
7. The “strange situation” experiment is associated with _____; it helps classify the attachment behavior of _____.
A. Harlow; newborns
B. Bandura; toddlers
C. Ainsworth; toddlers
D. Chomsky; newborns
8. In the context of the experiments conducted by Mary Ainsworth, the _____ attachment style describes an infant who is always mildly disturbed at his mother’s departure in the strange situation, but who is easily soothed on her return.
A. secure
B. avoidant
C. ambivalent
D. disorganized
9. At twelve months of age, Jordan is classified as a securely attached child by his pediatrician on the basis of the criteria set by Mary Ainsworth. Which of the following behaviors in the strange situation would be most consistent with this classification?
A. Jordan is moderately distressed when mother leaves him alone and pleased when she returns.
B. Jordan is unconcerned when his mother leaves and uninterested when she returns.
C. Jordan is very upset when his mother leaves and seems both relieved and angry when she returns.
D. Jordan is very upset when his mother leaves and he ignores her when she returns.
10. Eliza takes her 1-year-old son, Danny, to visit an infant-toddler program in which she hopes to enroll him. Danny eagerly explores the room as long as Eliza is present. When Eliza leaves the room to fill out some forms, Danny becomes somewhat upset. When she returns, though, he quickly calms down. In the context of the findings of Mary Ainsworth, which of the following terms best describes Danny’s attachment style?
A. Disorganized
B. Ambivalent
C. Secure
D. Avoidant
