Which of the following abnormalities is most likely related to the mother’s condition at the time of conception?

Related Mcqs:

1. In the Harlow’s research surrogate mothers were used for studying the attachment behaviour of infant monkeys the surrogate mothers were:

   A. Adult female monkeys not related to the infants
   B. Older sisters of the infant monkeys
   C. Human adults who acted as mothers
   D. Wire and cloth objects placed in the monkey cages

2. In the Harlow’s research surrogate mothers were used for studying the attachment behaviour of infant monkeys. The surrogate mothers were:

   A. Adult female monkeys not related to the infants
   B. Older sister of the infant monkeys
   C. Human adults who acted as mothers
   D. Wire and cloth objects placed in the monkey cages

3. Professor Vasquez believes that nearly all psychological disorders can ultimately be traced to abnormalities in brain chemistry, Professor Vasquez:

   A. evolutionary perspective
   B. biological perspective
   C. humanistic perspective
   D. cognitive perspective

4. Studies of monkeys raised with artificial mothers suggest that mother-infant emotional bonds result primarily from mother providing infants with:

   A. the opportunity to explore
   B. body contact
   C. appropriate schemas
   D. adequate nourishment

5. Compared to mothers, fathers spend more time:

   A. playing with the infant
   B. feeding and care giving their infants
   C. providing routine child care
   D. that does not involve visual contact with the infant

6. Babies will imitate actions they see when mothers show joy or interest because of:

   A. situational referencing
   B. learned referencing
   C. perceptual referencing
   D. social referencing

7. When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers, Harlow’s infant monkeys demonstrated signs of:

   A. insecure attachment
   B. object permanence
   C. curiosity
   D. basic trust

8. Development is continuous process which ranges from conception to:

   A. Birth
   B. Childhood
   C. Adolescence
   D. Old age

9. At the moment of conception, when a male’s sperm fertilizes the female’s egg’ the single cell that is formed is called the:

   A. Blastula
   B. Embryo
   C. Fetus
   D. Zygote

10. Development, as applied to the various areas of behavior, is characteristic of human nature from conception throughout:

    A. Experience
    B. Life
    C. Development period
    D. Situation to situation