AP PSYC UNIT 6.
Built around real course units and objectives!
Babinski reflex - Answer: Infant reflex where if its foot is stroked, the baby's toes curl
nature vs. nurture controversy - Answer: deals with the extent to which heredity and the
environment each influence behavior
rooting reflex - Answer: a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn toward the
touch, open the mouth
Why might children have trouble buttoning a shirt - Answer: They have not yet fully
developed their fine motor skills (precision in the control of small muscle groups)
Teratogens - Answer: agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or
fetus during prenatal development and cause harm
Why does secure attachment look like in children? - Answer: Play in presence of mother,
upset when she leaves, goes to her once she returns
Which parenting style has the best outcome - Answer: authoritative
What was the outcome of Harlows experiment - Answer: Money preferred soft "mother"
over the wire one with food
Imprinting - Answer: certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in
life
authoritarian parenting - Answer: style of parenting in which parent is rigid and overly strict,
showing little warmth to the child
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
Built around real course units and objectives!
Babinski reflex - Answer: Infant reflex where if its foot is stroked, the baby's toes curl
nature vs. nurture controversy - Answer: deals with the extent to which heredity and the
environment each influence behavior
rooting reflex - Answer: a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn toward the
touch, open the mouth
Why might children have trouble buttoning a shirt - Answer: They have not yet fully
developed their fine motor skills (precision in the control of small muscle groups)
Teratogens - Answer: agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or
fetus during prenatal development and cause harm
Why does secure attachment look like in children? - Answer: Play in presence of mother,
upset when she leaves, goes to her once she returns
Which parenting style has the best outcome - Answer: authoritative
What was the outcome of Harlows experiment - Answer: Money preferred soft "mother"
over the wire one with food
Imprinting - Answer: certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in
life
authoritarian parenting - Answer: style of parenting in which parent is rigid and overly strict,
showing little warmth to the child
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence. 1
