Exam 4: The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

A parent and a toddler meet someone who makes the parent nervous. The toddler will probably:

Pierce is a two-year-old boy who loves his "lellow-lee" (yellow blanket) and won't take a nap without it. Pierce's yellow blanket would be considered a(n):

How might the crisis of "trust versus mistrust" affect later life?

Based on research, attachment appears to be:

A classic laboratory procedure used to measure attachment is the Strange Situation.

Most developmentalists agree that the anterior cingulate gyrus is the part of the brain's _____ that is directly connected to emotional self-regulation.

Madison's mother warmly greeted an old friend in the grocery store. After observing her mother, Madison smiled, too. Madison engaged in social referencing to gauge her own reaction to her mother's friend.

Brain immaturity is the likely explanation for the difficulty in distinguishing distinct emotions in early infancy.

______ are used to test the importance of synchrony in normal development.

Proximity-seeking and contact-maintaining attachment behaviors have been crucial to the survival of the species.

Abuse has few long-term consequences for a child's emotional development.

Which emotion develops in an infant at the latest age?

According to traditional behaviorism, personality is:

Ruby does not notice when her mother leaves the day care center and ignores her mother when she returns. Ruby's behavior is characteristic of _____ attachment.

Of the various temperament traits, the one most likely to change and resolve itself by the age of three is _____.

Examine the role of synchrony in infant development. Begin by describing what synchrony is and how it is developed. Then discuss the developmental outcomes if little or no synchrony is apparent in an infant's life.

If we place a dot of rouge on a 20-month-old girl's nose and stand the child in front of a mirror, she may then touch her own nose. This proves that the child has some:

The first crisis of life, according to Erikson, is:

Mothers who work full time outside the home play with their children ______ mothers who stay at home play with their children.

Center-based day care is common in countries like France, Israel, and China, where: