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Which of the following is considered a link between social role theory and psychosocial theory?
 
  a. The use of positive and negative reinforcers
  b. Role relationships and the radius of significant others c. Culture and natural selection
  d. Social identity and systems

Question 2

What effect do sweet-tasting substances have on newborns?
 
  a. They have a calming effect.
  b. They increase the baby's irritability.
  c. They increase activity level.
  d. They give babies the hiccups.

Question 3

Involvement in personal relationships and social groups contributes to the formation of
 
  a. social cognition.
  b. a cognitive map.
  c. cultural continuity. d. social identity.

Question 4

Caroline holds her newborn baby in her arms and watches as the baby gazes at her. The baby seems to be staring at a spot on Caroline's forehead. She wonders what is so interesting about her forehead. What explanation can you give for this?
 
  a. Babies tend to gaze at the eyes and mouth of a face.
  b. Babies recognize an inner eye just above the eyebrows.
  c. Babies tend to focus attention on borders and contours; the hairline is a type of border.
  d. Babies are looking for a sign of contentment on the mother's face which is expressed on the forehead.

Question 5

Husband and wife, teacher and student, and therapist and client are all examples of
 
  a. reciprocal roles.
  b. roles that have no social consensus. c. lifelong role relationships.
  d. roles that have no contour.

Question 6

The age at which infants see objects as well as adults do (although perhaps with varying cognitive perceptions than the adults) is
 
  a. 2 months.
  b. 4 months.
  c. 7 months.
  d. 9 months.

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