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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. C slept in the same bed as her mother until she was how old?
(a) 10 years old.
(b) 20 years old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 40 years old.

2. Viorst states that some oneness experiences can go too far and cause what?
(a) Physical injury.
(b) Self-preservation.
(c) Hatred of oneself.
(d) Self-annihilation.

3. Name the experimental psychologist who convinced people it was acceptable to continue shocking subjects despite their response to pain.
(a) Richard Paredes.
(b) Stanley Milgram.
(c) Jean Piaget.
(d) B.F. Skinner.

4. Repression, reaction formation, isolation, and denial are all mechanisms of defense against what?
(a) Rivalry.
(b) Fear.
(c) Insecurity.
(d) Anger.

5. Subliminal messages of "Mommy and I are one," have proven to result in what?
(a) Higher achievements.
(b) Spontaneous smiling.
(c) Great anxiety.
(d) Warm, fuzzy feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Viorst, siblings destroy our dream of what?

2. Viorst feels that in adulthood we may seek out the wanted parent in an effort to do what?

3. Chapter 1 concludes by stating that the yearning to restore the bliss of mother-child oneness is _____________________.

4. At what age do we develop the superego?

5. Which two psychologists believe that the contacts between infant and mother produce a "deep libidinal pleasure"?

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