In the context of soothing infants, which of the following statements is true?
A) Sucking on a pacifier increases agitated movement in hungry neonates.
B) Infants need to learn the soothing function of sucking through experience.
C) Parents can soothe infants by speaking to them in low voices or by offering a pacifier.
D) Soothing requirements are the same for every infant.
Question 2Which of the following statements is true of physical attractiveness?
A) Research shows that physical attractiveness is not a major determinant of interpersonal attraction.
B) Research shows that physical attractiveness is a major determinant of sexual attraction.
C) Women appear to be more responsive to the physical appeal of the opposite gender than men.
D) Women appear to be less attractive to men when they are in the fertile phase of their ovulatory cycle.
Question 3According to research by Out et al. in 2010, which of the following statements is true of infants' cries?
A) Crying among babies is not universal.
B) Adults perceive low-pitched crying to be more urgent, distressing, and sick sounding than high-pitched crying.
C) Their pitch and duration are uniform across babies.
D) They are mainly related to the experience of pain.
Question 4Many young adults adopt what Levinson calls _____, the drive to become someone, to leave one's mark on history-which serves as a tentative blueprint for life.
A) ethnocentrism
B) the dream
C) the self-fulfilling prophecy
D) the personal fable
Question 5Daria, a three-week-old infant, is resting quietly in her crib. Her eyes are open, and she is breathing regularly. She is also looking around but shows little body movement. In this scenario, Daria is in the state of _____.
A) quiet sleep
B) alert inactivity
C) alert activity
D) active sleep
Question 6Keisha is a graduate and works at a diner. She is saving up for further studies. She is also wondering if she wants to get married and have children someday. In the context of Levinson's theory on seasons that a person goes through, all of these underlying factors contribute to Keisha's _____.
A) life structure
B) social cognition
C) separation anxiety
D) self-concept
Question 7Mason, a four-week-old infant, is in his crib. He is not displaying any movement and has his eyes closed. However, he is breathing regularly. In this scenario, Mason is in the state of _____.
A) quiet sleep
B) alert inactivity
C) drowsiness
D) active sleep
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