Identify and describe three reflexes that are present at birth
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
• Rooting reflex: a neonate's tendency to turn its head toward things that touch its cheek.
• Sucking reflex: infant's tendency to suck at things that touch its lips.
• Gag reflex: an infant's reflex to clear its throat.
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That African American adolescents are more likely than White adolescents to be arrested reflects
a. higher religiosity among Whites. b. lower SES among African Americans. c. genetic predisposition to certain risk behaviors. d. cultural differences in the acceptability of crime.
Children who believe that people’s personality traits are __________ rather than __________ often judge others as either “good” or “bad.”
A) fixed; changeable B) malleable; constant C) nurtured; genetic D) singular; mixed
Your best friend Natalie has recently warned you against giving anyone you don't know well a ride home from a party
Recently, you attended a party and spent the whole night reminiscing with other friends about fun times you had all shared with Natalie. Later, a stranger approaches you and asks for a ride home; because your relational schema is activated, you will most likely a) refuse to give the stranger a ride. b) give the stranger a ride if the stranger looks friendly. c) give the stranger a ride if the stranger looks like Natalie. d) refuse to give the stranger a ride because the stranger looks nothing like Natalie.
The ______ hypothesis suggests that our genetic makeup reflects our evolution during times of food scarcity.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).