Question 1

Which of the following is one of the Big Five personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  activity level 
B)  negative emotionality 
C)  slow-to-warm-up 
D)  openness to experience 
A)  activity level 
B)  negative emotionality 
C)  slow-to-warm-up 
D)  openness to experience D

Question 2

In the graph shown below, two personality types are represented as having relatively high achievement over time. The two lines that are next to each other and nearly horizontal should be labeled

Accepted Answer

A)  resilient and undercontrolled. 
B)  overcontrolled and undercontrolled. 
C)  resilient and overcontrolled. 
D)  low extraversion and high agreeableness. 
A)  resilient and undercontrolled. 
B)  overcontrolled and undercontrolled. 
C)  resilient and overcontrolled. 
D)  low extraversion and high agreeableness. C

Question 3

In the U.S., there has been a cohort effect for increasing

Accepted Answer

A)  SAT scores. 
B)  anxiety/neuroticism. 
C)  sociability. 
D)  agreeableness. 
A)  SAT scores. 
B)  anxiety/neuroticism. 
C)  sociability. 
D)  agreeableness. B

Question 4

Stability of things such as attachment, temperament, traits, and personality is strongly influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  stability of the environment. 
B)  epigenetics. 
C)  personality paradox. 
D)  academic achievement. 
A)  stability of the environment. 
B)  epigenetics. 
C)  personality paradox. 
D)  academic achievement.

Question 5

A one-year-old child signals to be picked up by her mother upon reunion, but pushes away when her mother picks her up. What form of attachment is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  insecure resistant 
B)  secure 
C)  insecure avoidant 
D)  disorganized 
A)  insecure resistant 
B)  secure 
C)  insecure avoidant 
D)  disorganized

Question 6

Parent Hale Holmgren believes that children who have to be active and into something all the time are difficult and annoying. Holmgren's 12-year-old daughter is active and getting into things all the time. This situation illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  high negative emotionality. 
B)  typical parent perspectives. 
C)  poor fit. 
D)  gender differences. 
A)  high negative emotionality. 
B)  typical parent perspectives. 
C)  poor fit. 
D)  gender differences.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about dependency and attachment is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attachment is a phase of dependency that children outgrow. 
B)  Secure attachment ties the child to the attachment figure in a dependent relationship. 
C)  Secure attachment liberates children and is not dependency. 
D)  Dependent children seldom display attachment behavior. 
A)  Attachment is a phase of dependency that children outgrow. 
B)  Secure attachment ties the child to the attachment figure in a dependent relationship. 
C)  Secure attachment liberates children and is not dependency. 
D)  Dependent children seldom display attachment behavior.

Question 8

Which of the following traits has the best "goodness of fit" in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative emotionality 
B)  happy and boisterous 
C)  inhibited 
D)  low effortful control 
A)  negative emotionality 
B)  happy and boisterous 
C)  inhibited 
D)  low effortful control

Question 9

School bonding is primarily caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  secure attachment to the mother 
B)  feeling cared for at school by teachers and peers 
C)  attending schools with transitions 
D)  large schools that provide many extracurricular activities 
A)  secure attachment to the mother 
B)  feeling cared for at school by teachers and peers 
C)  attending schools with transitions 
D)  large schools that provide many extracurricular activities

Question 10

Temperament traits discussed in the text include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  openness and conscientiousness 
B)  agreeableness and neuroticism 
C)  negative emotionality and behavioral inhibition 
D)  secure attachment and internal working models 
A)  openness and conscientiousness 
B)  agreeableness and neuroticism 
C)  negative emotionality and behavioral inhibition 
D)  secure attachment and internal working models

Question 11

A one-year-old child largely ignores the fact that his mother has left him with a stranger and does not seem to care when mother returns. What form of attachment is the child probably demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A one-year-old child largely ignores the fact...

Question 12

Parents of which type of child are most likely to be frightening to the child?

Accepted Answer

A)  insecure resistant 
B)  secure 
C)  insecure avoidant 
D)  disorganized 
A)  insecure resistant 
B)  secure 
C)  insecure avoidant 
D)  disorganized

Question 13

Attachment research suggests that most children would be particularly resistant about being left with a new babysitter when they are

Accepted Answer

A)  newborn infants. 
B)  about 1 year old. 
C)  about 4 years old. 
D)  about 6 years old. 
A)  newborn infants. 
B)  about 1 year old. 
C)  about 4 years old. 
D)  about 6 years old.

Question 14

Baby geese imprint onto their mothers or other moving objects. This is an insight generated by

Accepted Answer

A)  Freudian/psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  Bowlby and Ainsworth's attachment theory. 
C)  cognitive-developmental theory. 
D)  ethology. 
A)  Freudian/psychoanalytic theory. 
B)  Bowlby and Ainsworth's attachment theory. 
C)  cognitive-developmental theory. 
D)  ethology.

Question 15

What sort of research has supported the causal explanation that mothers cause secure or insecure attachment?

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational 
B)  qualitative 
C)  experimental 
D)  retrospective 
A)  correlational 
B)  qualitative 
C)  experimental 
D)  retrospective

Question 16

At 3 months of age, Silas smiles at everyone and allows anyone to pick him up. At 7 months, he cries whenever an unknown person picks him up or plays with him. Silas is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  approach behavior. 
B)  separation distress. 
C)  stranger wariness. 
D)  imprinting. 
A)  approach behavior. 
B)  separation distress. 
C)  stranger wariness. 
D)  imprinting.

Question 17

An infant's temperament is highly reactive to novelty and frustration. The parent is intrusive, coercive, and controlling. What is the likely outcome for the child?

Accepted Answer

A)  independent and curious 
B)  angry and aggressive 
C)  sociable and well-liked 
D)  athletic but a poor student 
A)  independent and curious 
B)  angry and aggressive 
C)  sociable and well-liked 
D)  athletic but a poor student

Question 18

What are some behaviors of parents who have securely attached children?

Accepted Answer

they tend

Question 19

A child views herself as unworthy of love, and expects that adults will be unresponsive and uncaring. She has a negative

Accepted Answer

A)  stability of attachment. 
B)  internal working model. 
C)  autonomous attachment. 
D)  balance of attachment. 
A)  stability of attachment. 
B)  internal working model. 
C)  autonomous attachment. 
D)  balance of attachment.

Question 20

The Strange Situation Procedure is primarily a measure of

Accepted Answer

A)  adult attachment. 
B)  toddler attachment. 
C)  autonomous attachment. 
D)  social referencing. 
A)  adult attachment. 
B)  toddler attachment. 
C)  autonomous attachment. 
D)  social referencing.

Which of the following is one of the Big Five personality traits?

In the graph shown below, two personality types are represented as having relatively high achievement over time. The two lines that are next to each other and nearly horizontal should be labeled

In the U.S., there has been a cohort effect for increasing

Stability of things such as attachment, temperament, traits, and personality is strongly influenced by

A one-year-old child signals to be picked up by her mother upon reunion, but pushes away when her mother picks her up. What form of attachment is this?

Parent Hale Holmgren believes that children who have to be active and into something all the time are difficult and annoying. Holmgren's 12-year-old daughter is active and getting into things all the time. This situation illustrates

Which of the following statements about dependency and attachment is true?

Which of the following traits has the best "goodness of fit" in China?

School bonding is primarily caused by which of the following?

Temperament traits discussed in the text include which of the following?

A one-year-old child largely ignores the fact that his mother has left him with a stranger and does not seem to care when mother returns. What form of attachment is the child probably demonstrating?

Parents of which type of child are most likely to be frightening to the child?

Attachment research suggests that most children would be particularly resistant about being left with a new babysitter when they are

Baby geese imprint onto their mothers or other moving objects. This is an insight generated by

What sort of research has supported the causal explanation that mothers cause secure or insecure attachment?

At 3 months of age, Silas smiles at everyone and allows anyone to pick him up. At 7 months, he cries whenever an unknown person picks him up or plays with him. Silas is experiencing

An infant's temperament is highly reactive to novelty and frustration. The parent is intrusive, coercive, and controlling. What is the likely outcome for the child?

What are some behaviors of parents who have securely attached children?

A child views herself as unworthy of love, and expects that adults will be unresponsive and uncaring. She has a negative

The Strange Situation Procedure is primarily a measure of

Ways of Thinking About Children

Physical Development and Health

Classic Theories of Learning and Cognition

Information Processing, Memory, and Problem Solving

Cognitive Ability: Intelligence, Talent, and Achievement

Self-Control and Discipline

Emotional Development

Social Cognition

Social Behavior

Peers, Friends, and Play

Language and Literacy

The Self-System and Motivation

The Child in Context: Family Structure, Child Care, and Media

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Exam 6: Attachment and Personality

Which of the following is one of the Big Five personality traits?

In the graph shown below, two personality types are represented as having relatively high achievement over time. The two lines that are next to each other and nearly horizontal should be labeled

In the U.S., there has been a cohort effect for increasing

Stability of things such as attachment, temperament, traits, and personality is strongly influenced by

A one-year-old child signals to be picked up by her mother upon reunion, but pushes away when her mother picks her up. What form of attachment is this?

Parent Hale Holmgren believes that children who have to be active and into something all the time are difficult and annoying. Holmgren's 12-year-old daughter is active and getting into things all the time. This situation illustrates

Which of the following statements about dependency and attachment is true?

Which of the following traits has the best "goodness of fit" in China?

School bonding is primarily caused by which of the following?

Temperament traits discussed in the text include which of the following?

A one-year-old child largely ignores the fact that his mother has left him with a stranger and does not seem to care when mother returns. What form of attachment is the child probably demonstrating?

Parents of which type of child are most likely to be frightening to the child?

Attachment research suggests that most children would be particularly resistant about being left with a new babysitter when they are

Baby geese imprint onto their mothers or other moving objects. This is an insight generated by

What sort of research has supported the causal explanation that mothers cause secure or insecure attachment?

At 3 months of age, Silas smiles at everyone and allows anyone to pick him up. At 7 months, he cries whenever an unknown person picks him up or plays with him. Silas is experiencing

An infant's temperament is highly reactive to novelty and frustration. The parent is intrusive, coercive, and controlling. What is the likely outcome for the child?

What are some behaviors of parents who have securely attached children?

A child views herself as unworthy of love, and expects that adults will be unresponsive and uncaring. She has a negative

The Strange Situation Procedure is primarily a measure of

Ways of Thinking About Children

Physical Development and Health

Classic Theories of Learning and Cognition

Information Processing, Memory, and Problem Solving

Cognitive Ability: Intelligence, Talent, and Achievement

Self-Control and Discipline

Emotional Development

Social Cognition

Social Behavior

Peers, Friends, and Play

Language and Literacy

The Self-System and Motivation

The Child in Context: Family Structure, Child Care, and Media

Filters