Exam 6: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Hannah is a baby who is fussy, difficult, and slow to adapt to new situations. Her mother is a very sensitive caregiver and makes sure that Hannah has a strict routine and doesn't get upset when Hannah is fussy. What can we predict about Hannah's developmental outcome?

The social smile is an important milestone in infant development because it indicates a maturation of the amygdala in the brain.

How does the attachment bond developed early on influence personality development later in life?

Which dimension of Rothbart's temperament model is NOT influenced by an infant's ability to regulate attention and emotion?

Aziz is a father who is rejecting of his role as a parent. He tends to ignore his baby's needs. What attachment type is his baby most likely to develop?

Why is crying an effective signal to ensure that the caregiver cares for the baby?

The majority of babies are described as having an easy temperament.

Babies with which of the following temperaments get the most positive attention from others?

Bhavisha cries when held by family members that she does NOT see on a regular basis. Bhavisha is LIKELY how old?

What is Erikson's second psychosocial stage of development?

Which of the following is a developmental task for toddlers?

When an infant laughs at an unusual event, it is illustrative of the infant's increasing:

Disorganized attachment orientation is a reliable predictor of social and emotional maladjustment from childhood into adulthood.

Which of the following is a characteristic reaction of an infant who scores high in the extraversion/surgency dimension in Mary Rothbart's model of temperament?

At what age do children develop self-recognition?

Japanese infants are more likely to become highly distressed during the Strange Situation, and also show higher rates of insecure resistance. This is most likely because ______.

Which attachment type is associated with higher rates of antisocial behavior, depression, and anxiety in later childhood and adolescence because of parents who cause unpredictable and potentially fearful home environments?

Toddlers are more likely to comply with their caregiver's directives than they are to say "no."

The match between a child's temperament and the parent's temperament and child-rearing methods is called ______.

What does an infant or toddler do when they don't know how they should interpret an event and/or how to act in a specific situation?