Often when a newborn baby is brought home from the hospital, the preschool sibling will begin to exhibit behaviors, such as sucking his or her thumb or wetting the bed. These reactions illustrate which defense mechanism?
a. compensation
b. repression
c. reaction formation
d. regression
D
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Mischel stated that correlations between personality traits and behavior were
A) almost always about .30 or slightly higher. B) always under .20. C) ranged from 1.00 to 2.00. D) routinely scattered everywhere from .20 to .90. E) usually ranged from .70 to .80.
What is one of the reasons that adults talk to infants by raising the pitch of their voices, exaggerating their intonation, elongating vowels, and repeating words?
A. Research has shown that it increases neurological development. B. Infants understand it better. C. Adults think that it is a good idea, but there is no practical purpose. D. Infants seem to like it.
Which of the following is TRUE of the alternative states of a gene on the chromosome strands in a pair?
A. They destroyDNA. B. They areanomalies. C. They arealleles. D. They form onegenotype.