Exam 6: Attachment and Personality

Seven-year-old Walt is very active, curious, and questioning. Some parents would be annoyed with Walt, but his parents like those traits. Walt's situation shows a high degree of what?

Which of the Big 5 personality traits predicts achievement?

A key insight of attachment theory is that

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 this?

By taking into account the extinction principle of operant conditioning, parents might be able to terminate certain types of infant behavior, like crying, during the night by ignoring the child. It may be unwise for parents to use this technique too often, however, because

What are the Big Five personality traits?

What is a dandelion child?

According to the text, how should teachers treat shy children?

Effective teachers should attempt what for their insecurely attached students?

The definition of behavioral inhibition overlaps with (is somewhat the same as)

Which of the following is true of temperament?

Sibling-contrast bias refers to what?

Which trait is valued on the average by U.S. teachers?

Attachment security influences which of the following?

Which culture discussed in the chapter most values behavioral inhibition and shyness?

Children who display disorganized attachment are likely to have

Epigenetic refers to which of the following?

In order to develop secure attachment, mothers and infants need to be