Three-week-old Alex will suck on anything that touches his lips whether it is his hand, his father’s back, a cloth diaper, or a toy. This indiscriminate sucking is an example of a __________
a) simple reflex
b) circular reaction
c) primary circular reaction
d) secondary circular reaction
Answer: a
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Doctor A.D. Aitchdey conducts research on childhood disorders. Specifically, she wants to learn more about disorders in which the children’s behaviors cause disruptions in their environments. Her next project will focus on children with conduct disorder. In other words, Doctor Aitchdey's research is focusing on the ____ category of childhood disorders
a. ?differentiated? b. ?overcontrolled c. ?generalized d. ?externalizing
Objects cease to appear and disappear magically with the child's conceptions becoming more orderly, stable, and predictable by the end of the __________ stage
a. sensorimotor b. preoperational c. concrete operational d. formal operational
Conrad is always sticking a pencil into his ear to dig out wax. His mother has repeatedly told him, "Get that pencil out of your ear.". To be more precise, Conrad's mother should say "Get that pencil out of your:
a. semicircular canal" b. inner ear" c. auditory canal" d. tympanic membrane"
In a mental status exam, a psychologist may assess all of the following EXCEPT
A. appearance and behavior. B. thought processes. C. mood and affect. D. heart rate and respiration.