The neonate is born with two types of reflexes. Define and present two examples of each type
For each example, characterize its developmental pattern. How are reflexes essential to the
survival of a neonate?
What will be an ideal response?
Adaptive – assists with survival – sucking, rooting, pupil dilation,pupil withdrawal; sucking changes
with stimulus object; rooting dissipates after 3 weeks when voluntary heading turning; pupil dilation
and withdrawal are life long.
Primitive – purpose is unclear; controlled by midbrain and medulla; there are many possible correct
responses. These are in Table 4.1 on page 103. The adaptive reflexes allow neonates to interact
immediately with the environment. When presented withobject to fit in mouth will suck and thus gain
nutrition.
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a. psychoeducation c. cognitive behavioral therapy b. social rhythm therapy d. interpersonal therapy
According to Piaget's theory, ____ is used to describe the difficulty children often demonstrate in taking another person’s perspective.
A. over-regularization B. egocentrism C. fast-mapping D.alert inactivity
Sandra is 11 years old, and reasons at Piaget's concrete operational stage of development. Which task is likely to be beyond her ability to solve?
A) sort a set of dolls by their height B) sort a set of imaginary objects by weight C) sort a set of baseball playing cards by team D) solve all of these tasks
The ability to make judgments on the basis of well-supported reasons rather than emotion or anecdote is called:
a. applied psychology. b. critical thinking. c. functionalism. d. introspection.