Mary is preparing to breastfeed her infant daughter, and, in the process, the baby's cheek brushes across her mother's blouse. The baby immediately turns its head toward Mary's chest in preparation for feeding. This is called the __________ reflex
a) Babinski
b) rooting
c) Moro
d) startle
Answer: b
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The range of four to 12 feet in which impersonal business and casual social gatherings take place is known as one's
a. social distance. b. acquaintance space. c. public distance. d. commercial space.
Sherrington deduced that transmission at a synapse must be slower than conduction along an axon. This was based on what kind of evidence?
a. temporal summation b. drugs that increase or inhibit activity at synapses c. the speed of reflexive responses d. differences in diameter between axons and dendrites
About one-half of us will meet the criteria for a DSM-VI-TR disorder at some point during our lives. These disorders most often begin in
a. infancy. c. old age. b. adulthood. d. none of these.
Madison is strong in strategic thinking, knowledge acquisition, and cognitive self-regulation. Accordingly to Sternberg’s theory, Madison is high in __________ intelligence
A) analytical B) creative C) practical D) emotional