PORTAGE LEARNING PSYC 140 MODULE 3
EXAM 60 + QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
ALREADY GRADED A+ . (Developmental
Psychology) .
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, 1. Key infant reflexes ✓✓ Correct answer ✓✓ Correct answer 1) Rooting
2) Moro Reflex
3) Grasping/Palmer Reflex
4) Stepping Reflex
2. Rooting ✓✓ Correct answer A reflex where a baby turns their head when the cheek or mouth is touched.
3. Moro reflex ✓✓ Correct answer A startled response ✓✓ Correct answer infant arches back and throws out limbs.
4. Palmer reflex ✓✓ Correct answer A spontaneous grasp made by an infant when the palm is rubbed.
5. Stepping reflex ✓✓ Correct answer Infant makes stepping motions when held above surfaces.
6. Sleep states ✓✓ Correct answer ✓✓ Correct answer nREM and REM sleep
7. nREM sleep ✓✓ Correct answer Regular sleep, non-rapid eye movement, where the baby is nearly motionless.
8. REM sleep ✓✓ Correct answer Irregular sleep, characterized by uneven breathing, half of an infant's daily sleep pattern.
9. Shaken baby syndrome ✓✓ Correct answer Brain damage caused by an infant being violently shaken.
10. 5Ss of soothing ✓✓ Correct answer 1) Swaddling
2) Side/stomach
3) Swinging
4) Shushing sounds
5) Sucking
11. Why 5Ss work ✓✓ Correct answer ✓✓ Correct answer -Touch releases endorphins
-Soothing noises are calming
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EXAM 60 + QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
ALREADY GRADED A+ . (Developmental
Psychology) .
1/8
, 1. Key infant reflexes ✓✓ Correct answer ✓✓ Correct answer 1) Rooting
2) Moro Reflex
3) Grasping/Palmer Reflex
4) Stepping Reflex
2. Rooting ✓✓ Correct answer A reflex where a baby turns their head when the cheek or mouth is touched.
3. Moro reflex ✓✓ Correct answer A startled response ✓✓ Correct answer infant arches back and throws out limbs.
4. Palmer reflex ✓✓ Correct answer A spontaneous grasp made by an infant when the palm is rubbed.
5. Stepping reflex ✓✓ Correct answer Infant makes stepping motions when held above surfaces.
6. Sleep states ✓✓ Correct answer ✓✓ Correct answer nREM and REM sleep
7. nREM sleep ✓✓ Correct answer Regular sleep, non-rapid eye movement, where the baby is nearly motionless.
8. REM sleep ✓✓ Correct answer Irregular sleep, characterized by uneven breathing, half of an infant's daily sleep pattern.
9. Shaken baby syndrome ✓✓ Correct answer Brain damage caused by an infant being violently shaken.
10. 5Ss of soothing ✓✓ Correct answer 1) Swaddling
2) Side/stomach
3) Swinging
4) Shushing sounds
5) Sucking
11. Why 5Ss work ✓✓ Correct answer ✓✓ Correct answer -Touch releases endorphins
-Soothing noises are calming
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