Exam 10: Emotional Development

A 6-month-old infant is habituated to pictures of people expressing surprise. The infant is then presented with a picture of a person expressing happiness. The infant is likely to:

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true across a variety of cultures?

In general, the development of emotional regulation is characterized by all of the following patterns of change EXCEPT:

Genes account for a ____portion of the variation in some aspects of temperament.

Which of the following statements about children's temperament and parenting style?

Which of the following statements would MOST likely be made by a theorist who takes a functionalist approach to understanding emotional development?

Which of the following family factors does NOT contribute to depression in youth?

Part of the definition of temperament is that individual differences are:

Which of the following statements about infants' fear of strangers is correct?

The process of initiating, inhibiting, or modulating emotions in order to accomplish one's goals is referred to as emotional:

Libby, age 1, loves her bath, tries all new foods (even vegetables), and takes a nap every day at 1:00 P.M. What type of temperament does Libby have?

Research on the physiological bases of temperament has demonstrated that _____are associated with temperament?

Which of the following conditions is probably LEAST affected by cultural norms and practices?

______is the LEAST likely to elicit a smile in a 2- month-old infant.

What is the best definition of social competence?

The set of abilities that researchers have proposed are key to competent social functioning is referred to as:

At 4 years old, Doug is told a story about Jimmy, a boy whose favorite toy has just been broken. When Doug is asked what Jimmy is feeling, Doug is likely to indicate:

Which of the following instructions would be good advice for parents who want to encourage their children to respond to their wrongdoings with guilt rather than shame?

During the second year of life, children are______ to laugh at unexpected events and/but are______ to take pleasure in making other people laugh.

Which of the following theorists focuses on infants' accumulating social interaction and their expanding ability to understand their experiences as the explanation for the developmental change from primitive to more advanced forms of emotion during the early years of life?