Exam 4: Attachment: Forming Close Relationships

The infant's attachment to the parent is a trait like weight or intelligence

Children who have formed a/an _______ attachment view themselves negatively, whereas children who have formed a/an _______ attachment view themselves as perfect:

Researchers have found that at age 19 adolescents with a history of secure attachments are more likely to have:

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

The central point of more recent learning theory-based perspectives on attachment is that attachment:

Bowlby's theory of attachment emphasizes the degree to which:

Secure attachments to parents:

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

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

Differences between fathers and mothers include:

Poor-quality childcare increases the probability that infants will have problems forming secure attachments to their parents

According to the psychoanalytic explanation for attachment:

When 1-year-old children are assessed in terms of their attachment to both their mothers and fathers and are then presented with a friendly clown:

Over 80 percent of abused children form _______ to their caregiver(s):

A strong emotional bond that forms between infant and caregiver in the second half of the child's first year:

Babies who look dazed, freeze in the middle of their movements, or engage in repetitive behaviors when reunited with the mothers after a brief separation have:

In Harlow's surrogate mothers experiment, the hunger drive was more salient than the drive for comfort

Which of the following is true regarding mothers' biological preparedness for parenting:

Children with secure attachment relationships are likely to succeed in situations that require cognitive ability and effort because:

Unique contributions of Bowlby's theory include: