Jessica is the mother of a 4-month-old boy. She notices that whenever she picks her baby from his crib, he moves his arms and legs as if he is trying to hug her. The baby moves in this manner due to the _____.
A. rooting reflex
B. Moro reflex
C. grasping reflex
D. Babinski reflex
Answer: B
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Robert Eisenberger found that rewarding a high level of effort on one task increases the level of effort on other tasks. This illustrates _______
a. discrimination b. generalization c. motivational transfer d. a motivational paradox
Which of the following is considered a weakness of trait theory?
a. ?It oversimplifies human variability in describing all people on the basis of a small number of dimensions. b. ?It has not contributed any kind of practical or benefit to the study of personality. c. ?It has not generated any additional theories or questions to research. d. ?It does not provide psychologists with a common framework or language to study personality.
Derek's father told him he would have to scrub the bathrooms
twice a week and wash the dishes every night for three weeks because Derek brought home a poor report card. In terms of operant conditioning, the specific technique Derek's father is employing is _____ punishment.
After a car accident, which causes brain damage, Santos is experiencing a great deal of difficulty storing new memories about events in his life and verbal information. Santos most likely had damage to a subcortical part of the forebrain known as the
Fill in the blank with correct word