PSYCH 140 EXAM 3 _STUDY, PSYC 140 - PRACTICE EXAM QS MODULE 3 | QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
according to piaget, in which of the sensorimotor stage's substage do infants experiment with toys, such
as by playing with an object in different ways? - (answer)tertiary circular reactions
in which sensorimotor substage do infants learn to use symbols? - (answer)internalization of schemes
which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs last, according to Piaget: Primary circular
reactions, tertiary circular reactions, or coordination of secondary circular reactions
A. primary circular reactions
B. tertiary circular reactions
C.coordination of secondary circular reactions - (answer)B. tertiary circular reactions
what is the name of the successful outcome of Ainsworth's strange situations? Hint: it is an attachment
style - (answer)secure attachment
Baby fat usually peaks at ________ months of age. - (answer)nine
the ____ reflex involves a baby turning her head when her cheek is touched - (answer)rooting
T/F infancy is one of the most rapid periods of development across the lifespan - (answer)true
REM stands for rapid eye ________ - (answer)movement
T?F two year olds weigh, on average, about 30 pounds - (answer)true
T/F early in life, infants have far more neural connections than they need - (answer)true
T/F gross motor skills generally develop before fine motor skills - (answer)true
, PSYCH 140 EXAM 3 _STUDY, PSYC 140 - PRACTICE EXAM QS MODULE 3 | QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
T/F Piaget emphasized the role of the individual in constructing knowledge - (answer)true
18-month-old Marta was really upset when her mom left in the morning for work and cried for a long
time at daycare. However, Marta doesn't seem very happy to see mom when she returns. She doesn't
hug her back when she tries to hug her while picking her up. Instead, she just grabs onto her leg and
stands there while she waits to leave. With what attachment style would Ainsworth most likely classify
Marta? - (answer)anxious-ambivalent
how is an infant's achievement of object permanence related to her ability to bond with her parents? -
(answer)needs to be able to remember parents in order to attach
the _______ reflex can be observed when infants make stepping motions when help above a table or
other surface - (answer)stepping
the ______ reflex can be observed when adult places her finger in an infant's palm, and the infant
immediately closes his fingers around the adult finger - (answer)grasping
T/F the palmer grasp is usually pretty flaccid and weak - (answer)false
which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs first according to Piaget
A. secondary circular
B. simple reflexes
C. primary circular - (answer)B. simple reflexes
T/F infants are born with the understanding that objects can exist even if they cant be seen -
(answer)false
what is the name of the experimental situation that Mary Ainsworth created to assess attachment? -
(answer)strange situation classification
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
according to piaget, in which of the sensorimotor stage's substage do infants experiment with toys, such
as by playing with an object in different ways? - (answer)tertiary circular reactions
in which sensorimotor substage do infants learn to use symbols? - (answer)internalization of schemes
which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs last, according to Piaget: Primary circular
reactions, tertiary circular reactions, or coordination of secondary circular reactions
A. primary circular reactions
B. tertiary circular reactions
C.coordination of secondary circular reactions - (answer)B. tertiary circular reactions
what is the name of the successful outcome of Ainsworth's strange situations? Hint: it is an attachment
style - (answer)secure attachment
Baby fat usually peaks at ________ months of age. - (answer)nine
the ____ reflex involves a baby turning her head when her cheek is touched - (answer)rooting
T/F infancy is one of the most rapid periods of development across the lifespan - (answer)true
REM stands for rapid eye ________ - (answer)movement
T?F two year olds weigh, on average, about 30 pounds - (answer)true
T/F early in life, infants have far more neural connections than they need - (answer)true
T/F gross motor skills generally develop before fine motor skills - (answer)true
, PSYCH 140 EXAM 3 _STUDY, PSYC 140 - PRACTICE EXAM QS MODULE 3 | QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
T/F Piaget emphasized the role of the individual in constructing knowledge - (answer)true
18-month-old Marta was really upset when her mom left in the morning for work and cried for a long
time at daycare. However, Marta doesn't seem very happy to see mom when she returns. She doesn't
hug her back when she tries to hug her while picking her up. Instead, she just grabs onto her leg and
stands there while she waits to leave. With what attachment style would Ainsworth most likely classify
Marta? - (answer)anxious-ambivalent
how is an infant's achievement of object permanence related to her ability to bond with her parents? -
(answer)needs to be able to remember parents in order to attach
the _______ reflex can be observed when infants make stepping motions when help above a table or
other surface - (answer)stepping
the ______ reflex can be observed when adult places her finger in an infant's palm, and the infant
immediately closes his fingers around the adult finger - (answer)grasping
T/F the palmer grasp is usually pretty flaccid and weak - (answer)false
which of the following sensorimotor substages occurs first according to Piaget
A. secondary circular
B. simple reflexes
C. primary circular - (answer)B. simple reflexes
T/F infants are born with the understanding that objects can exist even if they cant be seen -
(answer)false
what is the name of the experimental situation that Mary Ainsworth created to assess attachment? -
(answer)strange situation classification
