Exam 12: Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Based on current research evidence, which of the following best describes the contribution of shared and nonshared environmental influences on temperament?

Lyssa is 10 months old when her mother takes her on long car trip to visit her grandmother for the first time.As soon as they arrive, Lyssa's grandmother rushes toward her, picks her up, and starts talking to her in a loud voice.Lyssa starts to cry and struggles to be put down.Is Lyssa's reaction to her grandmother typical?

Madeline is an active infant who seems to be constantly moving.Madeline is also high strung, and she protests loudly every time her parents try to change her usual routine.How would Thomas and Chess categorize Madeline's temperament?

Kaylene smiles when she sees her mobile turning above her crib, when her brother picks her up, and when the dog thrusts his head into her line of sight.Based on this information, Kaylene is in which of the following phases of attachment?

What are emotional attachments? Identify one important contributor to the growth of an emotional attachment between an infant and his or her primary caregiver.

Suppose that a 5-month-old child turns away and starts crying when a stranger approaches his mother and him in a playground.How would this reaction be regarded by modern developmentalists?

What did Main and Weston conclude from their research regarding the role of mothers and fathers in an infant's attachment and social responsiveness?

Jared's mother has noticed that Jared has begun smiling more at people he sees regularly than at people he is less familiar with.However, Jared loves to be held, and at a family gathering this past weekend he became fussy and protested whenever one of his aunts or uncles went to put him down.Based on this information, which phase of attachment formation characterizes Jared's behaviour?

Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a "stranger encounter" that an infant is least likely to fear?

What development has the regulation of emotion in young children been found to be related to?

Which of the following best describes the use of social referencing by a young child?

Of the following, which set of emotions is most closely tied to a child's understanding of socially acceptable behaviour?

Identify five complex emotions that emerge during the second year.

Which of the following best describes how the results of Harlow's experiments with infant monkeys relates to Freud's view of how attachment develops?

If the behaviour of a child's primary attachment figure changes substantially, how will this affect the child's attachment relationship with the caregiver?

What is the correct developmental sequence for emotional understanding, from earliest to latest?

Which of the following best characterizes the effect on the infant when the mother is severely depressed?

Briefly outline the ethological theory of attachment formation.

Infants who display the least common attachment style show an unusual, mixed reaction when their mother returns following a brief separation.What is the term for this type of attachment?

When does a child begin to display complex emotions?