Exam 7: Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Simon, a one-year-old, keeps his parents awake at night due to his irregular sleep hours. He also feeds fitfully and is always irritable. In this scenario, Simon has a(n) _____.

A mother's social response to her infant's face can reliably produce infant smiling by eight months of age.

Briefly discuss a method to assess the development of the self-concept among infants.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Rett's disorder?

According to Mary Ainsworth and her colleagues, which of the following phases of attachment occurs at about six or seven months?

Why is it important for children to have a stable temperament?

Mutism is a disorder characterized by extreme aloneness, communication problems, preservation of sameness, and ritualistic behavior.

Who among the following children is a victim of physical neglect?

Research indicates that children in day care:

Which of the following is true of stranger anxiety in children?

What are the different forms of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)?

According to the__________view of attachment in infants, the caregiver, usually the mother, becomes not just a "reinforcer" but also a love object who forms the basis for all later attachments.

Adults, especially fathers, show more positive reactions when girls play with boys' toys and boys play with girls' toys.

According to studies by Hines and Zelazo in 2013, which of the following is true of infant girls and infant boys:

Who among the following children is a victim of physical abuse?

Which of the following is a difference between an easy child and a difficult child?

Which of the following is a difference between children with day-care experience and home-reared children?

Which of the following is true of female children?

What are some of the techniques used to prevent child abuse?

Which of the following is true of abused children?