A baby coos and pats his mother's face, but she does not respond. The baby makes repeated attempts through facial expressions, vocalizations, and body movements to gain her attention, all to no avail. The baby is now likely to
A) coo at a toy.
B) adopt a still-faced expression.
C) engage in self-comfort strategies.
D) turn away and cry.
D
Psychology
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What will be an ideal response?
Psychology
Although Greg tends to be "invisible" to his fellow classmates, he spends a great deal of his class time daydreaming about being the most popular student at school with lots of friends. Greg is using the defense mechanism known as
a. compensation. b. rationalization. c. fantasy. d. intellectualization.
Psychology