Psychology MCQs

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Anoxia is ________________?
A. A disease of the blood cells
B. Hyperventilation
C. Interruption of the oxygen supply to brain
D. An oversupply of oxygen to the brain
According to Erikson’s developmental theory, the maturity stage deals with which of the following crises?
A. Initiative vs. guilt
B. Autonomy vs. doubt
C. Integrity vs. despair
D. Intimacy vs. isolation
The palmar reflex, present in neonates, refers to which behavior?
A. Sucking
B. Startle response
C. Hand grasping
D. Head turning
Erikson proposed that trust or mistrust develops during the ____________?
A. Muscular-anal stage
B. Latency stage
C. Oral-sensory stage
D. Maturity stage
According to Roger Brown and other psycholinguistic researchers, children refine the way they apply grammatical rules through ______________?
A. Positive reinforcement from caregivers
B. Positive conditioning from caregivers
C. Experience and self-correction
D. Memorizing of what others say
Which of the following choice is not characteristic of infantile autism?
A. Language problem
B. Brain lesions
C. Bizarre behavior
D. Extreme aloneness