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PSYCH 140 EXAM 3 _STUDY, PSYC 140 -
PRACTICE EXAM QS & AS MODULE 3
2026
which sensorimotor substage is the first one in which an infant can intentionally
pick up a toy and intentionally play with it
A. primary circular reactions
B. secondary circular reactions
C. tertiary circular reactions - correct-answer - B. secondary circular reactions
thirteen-month old Jack is staying with a new babysitter until Mom and Dad
return from a date. Jack was not upset when his parents left, and when they
return, he basically avoids them. With what attachment stype would Ainsworth
most likely classify Jack? - correct-answer - Anxious-avoidant
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T/F Anxious-ambivalent attachment is considered to be a successful attachment
style, according to Ainsworth - correct-answer - false
which attachment style is thought to be the most problematic
A. secure
B. ambivalent
C. avoidant
D. disorganized - correct-answer - B. ambivalent
T/F Shaking a baby can cause brain damage - correct-answer - true
Little Max is two years old and have a squat trunk and a head that is
disproportionately larger than other body patterns. Which infant growth pattern
most accurately describes this
A. cephalocaudal
B. proximodistal - correct-answer - A. cephalocaudal
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in which of the sensorimotor stage's substage do infants develop object
permanence - correct-answer - internalization of scheme
T/F infants are left alone during the second separation phase of the Strange
Situation - correct-answer - true
if a child shows a particular attachment style in infancy (such as Anxious-
Ambivalent), will that child definitely show that attachment style in adulthood? -
correct-answer - No
T/F absence of the moro reflex at birth is associated with damage to the central
nervous system - correct-answer - true
PSYCH 140 EXAM 3 _STUDY, PSYC 140 -
PRACTICE EXAM QS & AS MODULE 3
2026
which sensorimotor substage is the first one in which an infant can intentionally
pick up a toy and intentionally play with it
A. primary circular reactions
B. secondary circular reactions
C. tertiary circular reactions - correct-answer - B. secondary circular reactions
thirteen-month old Jack is staying with a new babysitter until Mom and Dad
return from a date. Jack was not upset when his parents left, and when they
return, he basically avoids them. With what attachment stype would Ainsworth
most likely classify Jack? - correct-answer - Anxious-avoidant
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T/F Anxious-ambivalent attachment is considered to be a successful attachment
style, according to Ainsworth - correct-answer - false
which attachment style is thought to be the most problematic
A. secure
B. ambivalent
C. avoidant
D. disorganized - correct-answer - B. ambivalent
T/F Shaking a baby can cause brain damage - correct-answer - true
Little Max is two years old and have a squat trunk and a head that is
disproportionately larger than other body patterns. Which infant growth pattern
most accurately describes this
A. cephalocaudal
B. proximodistal - correct-answer - A. cephalocaudal
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in which of the sensorimotor stage's substage do infants develop object
permanence - correct-answer - internalization of scheme
T/F infants are left alone during the second separation phase of the Strange
Situation - correct-answer - true
if a child shows a particular attachment style in infancy (such as Anxious-
Ambivalent), will that child definitely show that attachment style in adulthood? -
correct-answer - No
T/F absence of the moro reflex at birth is associated with damage to the central
nervous system - correct-answer - true
