Many of an infant's inborn reflexes, such as rooting, sucking, and grasping, have an endearing quality because

a. they are the building blocks of motor behavior.
b. parents interpret these behaviors to suggest that their infants enjoy being close to them.
c. they are a reminder of our own infancy.
d. they are automatic.


B

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a. ?physics b. ?biology c. ?experimentation d. ?deduction e. ?psychophysics

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Jillian had a dream in which she fell from an airplane and landed on a cloud that turned into a sandy beach by an orange lake. According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming, the sudden, bizarre changes in settings that took place in Jillian's dream represent:

a. the manifest content of the dream b. an interpretation of random neural activity in the hindbrain c. the latent content of the dream d. a psychic premonition of future events

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Maria is female, a daughter, and a young adult. The roles that shape her behavior are called __________ roles

a. achieved b. ascribed c. ascertained d. actualized

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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