The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described simply as a:

Related Mcqs:

1. Cephalocaudal means:

   A. from the center of the body to the extremities
   B. from the past to the future
   C. from the head to the toes
   D. from birth to death

2. Two friends quarreled over possession of a single orange without realizing that one of them simply wanted orange juice and the other simply wanted to orange peel to make a cake. This classic episode best illustrates the pitfalls of:

   A. a win- lose orientation
   B. the fundamental attribution error
   C. the mere exposure effect
   D. deindividuation

3. Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:

   A. transference
   B. counterconditioning
   C. unconditional positive regard
   D. the placebo effect

4. As E scores of I-E scale show a general trend upward ___________?

   A. People show more reserve suspicion and withdrawal
   B. Assassinations and events like Watergate and Vietnam increase
   C. The ability for people to openly express themselves decrease
   D. Both A and C

5. Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_____________; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to____________________.

   A. heredity; the environment
   B. the environment; heredity
   C. the environment; the environment
   D. heredity; heredity

6. Because there is considerable overlap among the types of schizophrenia, and because patterns of behavior shift over time, many patients are simply classified as suffering from______schizophrenia.

   A. borderline
   B. atypical
   C. mixed
   D. undifferentiated

7. If a food causes sickness or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a learned______may result.

   A. psychosomatic illness
   B. taste aversion
   C. anorexia
   D. specific hunger

8. If a food causes sickness, or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a learned________may result.

   A. psychosomatic illness
   B. taste aversion
   C. anorexia
   D. specific hunger

9. The grasping rooting, and sucking reflexes of infants are best described as:

   A. fixed action patterns
   B. instincts
   C. conditioned reflexes
   D. adaptive reflexes

10. Piaget is to cognitive development as Kohlberg is to ______________ development?

    A. emotional
    B. physical
    C. moral
    D. social