Reflexes can help parents comfort a baby because they
A) are permanent, natural responses to stimulation.
B) remind the infant of its life in the womb.
C) reduce crying and promote sleep.
D) permit infants to control distress and amount of stimulation.
Answer: D
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a. occupational stereotypes are mostly confined to middle-class White children. b. most children under the age of 5 do not have clear-cut ideas about occupational stereotypes. c. girls frequently say that they would be angry with a typically "masculine" occupation, but boys frequently say that they would be extremely angry with a typically "feminine" occupation. d. although children are stereotyped about the occupations of other people, they do not tend to prefer gender-stereotyped occupations for themselves.
Which type of disorder is most common in the United States?
a. posttraumatic stress disorder c. generalized anxiety disorder b. phobia d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
Joseph told his buddies at work a joke that made fun of women. To his surprise, no one laughed at the joke, and one person even scolded him for telling it. As a result, Joseph decided never again to tell a joke like that at work. Joseph’s experience is an example of what principle of learning?
a. ?habituation b. ?classical conditioning c. ?the law of effect d. ?orienting
One construct may subsume another or other constructs. This controlling construct is called a:
a. preemptive construct b. superordinate construct c. range of convenience d. permeability