Exam 12: Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Isla is 14 years old, and she tells you that she thinks that most people are not dependable and are insensitive, but that most people like her when they first meet her.If you interpret Isla's comments using working-models theory, what would be her primary type of infant attachment?

Dalisy started elementary school last year.She never seemed to want to play any of the new games that her classmates invented at recess, and now her classmates don't include her when they plan games or activities.Based on the research by Thomas and Chess, what type of temperament is Dalisy most likely to have?

Describe how temperament may be viewed differently depending on the culture in which a child is raised.Provide specific examples in your answer.

Some days Rosella thoroughly enjoys spending time with her 6-month-old daughter and gives her undivided attention.On other days Rosella is so stressed and harried that all she wants is some time to herself, and she is then indifferent to the needs of her daughter.Based on this information, what form of attachment might you expect Rosella's daughter to develop?

Of the following, which group of emotions is the earliest to appear?

Briefly outline the learning theory of attachment formation.

Parents who are either self-centred and rigid or overzealous and providing too much stimulation tend to have infants with which type of attachment?

Kaoru is taking her 1-year-old son, Oscar, to visit an infant-toddler program in which she is hoping to enrol him.Oscar eagerly explores the waiting room until Kaoru leaves to fill out the registration forms.Oscar becomes somewhat upset, and when the other parents try to calm him down, their attempts are unsuccessful.When Kaoru returns Oscar stops protesting and then offers a toy to one of the other parents.Based on this information, how would you characterize Oscar's attachment?

What characterizes the behaviour of preschool children who formed insecure attachments during infancy?

Identify and describe six components of temperament.

According to working-models theory, infants who construct negative models of themselves and their caregivers should form which type of attachment?

According to Kagan, an infant who forms a secure attachment is most likely to have which type of temperament?

Alejandro was expecting his grandmother to give him a toy that he had been asking for.He was disappointed when he opened his grandmother's present and found she had given him socks and underwear instead.Based on the research into the acquisition of emotional display rules, what emotions might you expect Alejandro to exhibit?

Describe the four patterns of attachment, and describe the behaviours exhibited by the infant that are used to assign each attachment type.

Which form of attachment characterizes most North American infants?

Donna is taking her 1-year-old son Keegan to visit an infant-toddler program in which she is hoping to enrol him.Donna leaves the waiting room to fill out the registration forms, and Keegan shows no signs of concern.When she returns, she finds him happily playing with another adult, and he does not respond to her commands of "Let's go Keegan." Based on this information, how would you characterize Keegan's attachment?

Moss's research on attachment-based intervention training programs with at risk mothers has yielded which of the following results?

What did the data Koschanska reported suggest?

Which of the following best characterizes the parental style associated with a secure attachment relationship?

During her pregnancy Melinda spent much time day-dreaming about her new baby.She always envisioned a happy smiling infant and the joy that she would have feeding and dressing and playing with her child.Unfortunately, Melinda's infant expressed a very difficult temperament after birth, and Melinda now finds herself disappointed.She finds her infant's behaviours aversive and reacts harshly to what she perceives are unreasonable demands.How would you characterize Melinda's reaction to her child?