Exam 4: Attachment: Forming Close Relationships

Attachment is a universal process but there are differences in the distribution of attachment types across cultures. Why?

Children from which countries were, on average, classified as more avoidant than U.S. children in the Strange Situation:

The psychoanalytic explanation for attachment is incorrect because:

The hormone that increases when an infant recognizes a familiar person:

Early relationships clearly affect later relationships, but the influence of early experience is not absolute

Describe 3 ways that Bowlby and Freud differed in their approach to attachment

How is attachment development related to socioeconomic status?

Newborn monkeys who are isolated from all social contact during their first year:

Research with higher-risk mothers has shown that contact between mother and baby immediately after birth:

Rank the types of attachment relationships observed among U.S. infants from most frequent to least frequent:

Israeli children who live in communal villages called kibbutzim, especially if they regularly sleep there overnight, are less likely to show:

Reasons the Strange Situation reveals cultural differences in the proportion of children exhibiting a secure attachment include the following:

Fathers on average:

Aspects of maternal behavior that promote a child's development of a secure attachment include:

The phase of attachment that is characterized by recognition of familiar people is referred to as:

Infants who are classified as insecurely attached:

A child is more likely to have a secure attachment when parents have a happy marriage

Forming an attachment to a pet is just as helpful as forming an attachment to a human parent

Children from which countries were, on average, classified as less avoidant than U.S. children in the Strange Situation:

Discuss the role of working models or cognitive templates in attachment theory and research.