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**171. What might be elicited by stroking the bottom of a baby’s foot?**
A. Neo-pad reflex
B. Moro reflex
**C. Babinski reflex**
D. Palmar reflex
**172. According to Kohlberg, an individual in a stage of conventional morality would be most concerned with ____________?**
A. gaining rewards
**B. gaining approval**
C. avoiding punishment
D. achieving fairness
**173. During a child’s development, if the amount of frustration and anxiety becomes too great concerning movement to the next stage, development may come to a halt. The individual is said to become ____________?**
A. dependent
B. passive
**C. fixated**
D. regressive
**174. Word order in a sentence is determined by which of the following types of rules?**
A. Phonological
B. Morphological
**C. Syntax**
D. Prosody
**175. The last stage in Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development where in a person reflects on their life is ______________?**
A. productivity vs stagnation
**B. integrity vs despair**
C. competence vs inferiority
D. pride vs regret
**176. The phrase ‘me milk’ and ‘give ball’ are examples of __________ speech?**
**A. telegraphic**
B. semantic
C. syntactic
D. incongruent
**177. According to Piaget, the child’s basic development process includes ______________?**
**D. all of the above**
A. assimilation
B. schemas
C. accommodation
**178. Egocentrism is observed in children during the ____________ stage?**
A. formal-operational
**B. preoperational**
C. telegraphic speech
D. sensorimotor
**179. According to Erikson, a child four to six years of age is in which stage of development?**
A. latency stage
B. muscular-anal stage
**C. locomotor-genital stage**
D. oral-sensory stage
**180. When a child understands that reversible changes in the appearance of an object do not change fundamental properties such as number, width, and volume, the child has achieved _______________?**
**A. conservation**
B. egocentrism
C. hypothetic-deductive reasoning
D. an understanding of cause-and-effect relations