Discuss the research findings on the effects of infant massage
What will be an ideal response?
Developed as a way to soothe low-birth-weight babies and foster the human connection that was missing when they were in the isolettes, infant massage was found to have a number of benefits. Babies gain more weight and are more active and alert compared to controls who did not receive massage.
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The foreskin that covers the penis and slides over the glans and is similar to the clitoral hood in found on females is called the _____________
a. coronal ridge b. prepuce c. meatus d. pubic arch
Jamie, an infant, sticks his tongue out when he sees his father do the same. While doing this, which of the following is most likely to have occurred?
A. Jamie's mirror neurons must have been activated. B. Jamie's body must have stopped the production of dopamine for a while. C. Jamie must have engaged in prelinguistic vocalizations. D. Jamie must have engaged in deferred imitation.
Nick decides to join Boy Scouts. He likes the structure scouts provide of being told how to act and the way that people give him positive reinforcement for being a Boy Scout. He wants others to see him as a good person, especially his parents and teachers. Which stage in Kohlberg's theory is Nick in?
A. conventional moral reasoning B. preconventional moral reasoning C. autonomous morality D. heteronomousmorality
Traditional psychodynamic theorists view kleptomania as __________.
A. unconsciously motivated aggression against people who are perceived to have more than they deserve B. a defense against unconscious penis envy in women and castration anxiety in men C. the ego being overwhelmed by urges for instant gratification by the id D. fixation in the anal stage of development