Mixed Bag Review 2

Jack, the father of a newborn, gently strokes the bottom of his baby's foot. As he does this, the baby's toes moved outward and then curl in. Which of the following newborn reflexes is Jack's baby demonstrating?

• rooting

• moro

• babinski

• stepping

• grasping

Baby Erin has learned to crawl and can control her midsection but cannot yet control her legs or walk. Which of the following best explains this?

• inner to outer development

• critical period

• moro reflex

• head to toe development

• assimilation

Emily, who is two-and-a-half years old, pointed to the ocean and called it a "pool" because she had never seen the ocean before. Though incorrect, she was trying to incorporate new knowledge into her existing schema. Which of the following developmental phenomena is Emily experiencing?

• Accommodation

• Object permanence

• Conservation

• Assimilation

• Habituation

Andrew, who is four, now understands that even though he loved the new cartoon movie about cars, his sister Alexis did not feel the same way. The ability of Andrew to understand that others may not see the world in the same way he does shows his development of which of the following?

• Accommodation

• Theory of mind

• Assimilation

• Egocentrism

• Preconventional thinking

Lakshmi tells on her friend Julianne for cheating on an exam because Lakshmi believes that all students should follow the rules set by the school. In which stage of moral development would Kohlberg place Lakshmi?

• Conventional

• Preconventional

• Preoperational

• Postconventional

• Concrete operational

Binh understands that even though her sandwich has been cut in half, she does not have twice as much sandwich as her friend who has an uncut sandwich. Which cognitive landmark has Binh mastered?

• Object permanence

• Egocentrism

• Animism

• Artificialism

• Conservation

Rachel is a twenty-five-year-old woman who avoids visiting her mother because doing so causes her a great deal of anxiety. How might Carl Jung interpret this scenario?

• Rachel's mother's parenting style was based on conditions of worth

• Rachel's mother possesses source traits that intimidate Rachel

• Rachel is mired in a complex involving her ideation of the mother archetype

• Rachel possesses source traits that cause her to be intimidated by her mother

• Rachel cognitively processes the possible consequences of her mother's behavior as stressful

Lauren was verbally reprimanded by her boss for dressing too casually at work and was told to go home during her lunch break and change into more professional attire. While driving home, Lauren gives the middle finger to a driver as he passes her by. Which defense mechanism is most closely associated with Lauren's behavior?

• Reaction-formation

• Projection

• Rationalization

• Denial

• Displacement

"The curious paradox is when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."

Which choice most closely reflects the statement?

• Maslow's hierarchy of needs

• Roger's belief in the importance of congruence

• Bandura's reciprocal determinism

• Mischel and Shoda's personality paradox

• Raymond Cattell's surface vs. source traits

Maria is taking the ACT for the third time in the hopes of improving her score by five points so that she can attend the school of her choice. When she receives her test result, she finds she has received exactly the same score as the first two times she took the ACT. Which of the following best explains Rachel's score

• Construct validity

• Content validity

• Concurrent validity

• Test-retetst reliability

• Interrater reliability