Question 1

Which of the following is characteristic of authoritarian parenting?

Accepted Answer

A) Being at the "extreme right" in a political sense 
B) Discussing rules and principles with the child 
C) Exerting power and coercion through the authority of status 
D) Allowing the child to choose to go to bed whenever he or she pleases 
E) Engaging the child in long conversations 
A) Being at the "extreme right" in a political sense 
B) Discussing rules and principles with the child 
C) Exerting power and coercion through the authority of status 
D) Allowing the child to choose to go to bed whenever he or she pleases 
E) Engaging the child in long conversations C

Question 2

Roughly what proportion of babies are securely attached in the USA?

Accepted Answer

A) 0)3 
B) More than 90 percent 
C) Two-thirds 
D) Three million 
E) Zero 
A) 0)3 
B) More than 90 percent 
C) Two-thirds 
D) Three million 
E) Zero C

Question 3

According to Bowlby (1965), one cause of affectionless psychopathy is:

Accepted Answer

A) Monotropy 
B) Prolonged separation from the primary caregiver 
C) Watching movies about sadistic murders 
D) The mother having to go out to work 
E) An authoritarian style of parenting 
A) Monotropy 
B) Prolonged separation from the primary caregiver 
C) Watching movies about sadistic murders 
D) The mother having to go out to work 
E) An authoritarian style of parenting B

Question 4

According to Lester (1974), the advent of separation anxiety is linked with:

Accepted Answer

A) Having to stay in hospital for a prolonged period 
B) Fear of strangers 
C) The mother going out to work 
D) Development of a concept of objects 
E) Apprehension about attending school 
A) Having to stay in hospital for a prolonged period 
B) Fear of strangers 
C) The mother going out to work 
D) Development of a concept of objects 
E) Apprehension about attending school

Question 5

The Nobel-Prize winning sociobiologist, Konrad Lorenz, suggests that when goslings attach themselves to the first conspicuous moving object they see at about 30 hours after hatching, this is:

Accepted Answer

A) A form of biologically prepared learning 
B) A miracle 
C) Based on reinforcement 
D) Based on a mental image of their mother that is written into their genes 
E) A sign that goslings have a remarkable ability to remember faces 
A) A form of biologically prepared learning 
B) A miracle 
C) Based on reinforcement 
D) Based on a mental image of their mother that is written into their genes 
E) A sign that goslings have a remarkable ability to remember faces

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of authoritative or democratic parenting?

Accepted Answer

A) Withdrawing pocket money when children fail to complete homework on time 
B) Corporal punishment 
C) Being sarcastic 
D) Being taciturn 
E) Explaining why it is not healthy to eat junk food 
A) Withdrawing pocket money when children fail to complete homework on time 
B) Corporal punishment 
C) Being sarcastic 
D) Being taciturn 
E) Explaining why it is not healthy to eat junk food

Question 7

According to Bowlby, when is the most important period for a bond of attachment to be formed in human babies?

Accepted Answer

A) From birth to 12 years of age 
B) 30 hours after birth 
C) Between 6 months and 4 years of age 
D) 8-12 months 
E) 9 months 
A) From birth to 12 years of age 
B) 30 hours after birth 
C) Between 6 months and 4 years of age 
D) 8-12 months 
E) 9 months

Question 8

The "strange situation" is:

Accepted Answer

A) A clinical test devised by Dr Michael Strange that diagnoses how good a parent you are 
B) A ride at the funfair 
C) Any context where one feels uncomfortable, such as a dentist waiting room 
D) A gathering of alienated individuals at which unpredictable things happen 
E) A staged scenario for diagnosing the quality of attachment between parent and baby 
A) A clinical test devised by Dr Michael Strange that diagnoses how good a parent you are 
B) A ride at the funfair 
C) Any context where one feels uncomfortable, such as a dentist waiting room 
D) A gathering of alienated individuals at which unpredictable things happen 
E) A staged scenario for diagnosing the quality of attachment between parent and baby

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of permissive parenting?

Accepted Answer

A) Allowing children to drink alcohol 
B) Imposing strict rules on the children 
C) Insisting that homework is done on time 
D) Taking children on holiday to the Costa del Sol 
E) Taking children to watch a football match 
A) Allowing children to drink alcohol 
B) Imposing strict rules on the children 
C) Insisting that homework is done on time 
D) Taking children on holiday to the Costa del Sol 
E) Taking children to watch a football match

Question 10

Kagan, Kearsley, and Zelazo (1978) studied babies reared in an institution and found:

Accepted Answer

A) That it is always more beneficial for babies to be reared in a family than in an institution 
B) No ill effects in many cases 
C) Numerous cases of affectionless psychopathy 
D) Delinquency 
E) That medication helped to keep the children under control and to curb severe cases of violence and misbehavior 
A) That it is always more beneficial for babies to be reared in a family than in an institution 
B) No ill effects in many cases 
C) Numerous cases of affectionless psychopathy 
D) Delinquency 
E) That medication helped to keep the children under control and to curb severe cases of violence and misbehavior

Question 11

What is a typical response in a baby aged 9 months when her mother leaves the room?

Accepted Answer

A) Nothing 
B) Distress 
C) Saying "goodbye" 
D) Waving 
E) Smiling 
A) Nothing 
B) Distress 
C) Saying "goodbye" 
D) Waving 
E) Smiling

Question 12

Leiderman and Leiderman (1974) found that babies with multiple caregivers:

Accepted Answer

A) Tended to have an imaginary friend 
B) Suffered no ill effects 
C) Were generally better adjusted than those with a single caregiver and had more friends later in development 
D) Displayed greater stranger anxiety than babies with single caregivers 
E) Had low IQ 
A) Tended to have an imaginary friend 
B) Suffered no ill effects 
C) Were generally better adjusted than those with a single caregiver and had more friends later in development 
D) Displayed greater stranger anxiety than babies with single caregivers 
E) Had low IQ

Question 13

According to Anisfeld et al. (1990), which of the following is a factor in secure attachment?

Accepted Answer

A) Bodily contact 
B) Making sure that the family remains intact and that, in particular, the parents do not get divorced 
C) Feeding at regular times of the day 
D) Having siblings 
E) Breastfeeding 
A) Bodily contact 
B) Making sure that the family remains intact and that, in particular, the parents do not get divorced 
C) Feeding at regular times of the day 
D) Having siblings 
E) Breastfeeding

Question 14

According to Bowlby (1965), one consequence of very prolonged separation is:

Accepted Answer

A) Insecurity of attachment 
B) Low IQ 
C) Fear of strangers 
D) The development of defense mechanisms 
E) Dreams about horses 
A) Insecurity of attachment 
B) Low IQ 
C) Fear of strangers 
D) The development of defense mechanisms 
E) Dreams about horses

Question 15

Mind-mindedness is linked to:

Accepted Answer

A) Attending classes on how to be a good parent 
B) Diet, especially being a vegetarian 
C) Quality of attachment 
D) Number of children in the family 
E) Having a full-time job 
A) Attending classes on how to be a good parent 
B) Diet, especially being a vegetarian 
C) Quality of attachment 
D) Number of children in the family 
E) Having a full-time job

Question 16

Bowlby (1965) suggested a link between separation during infancy and ______ during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) delinquency 
B) having lots of friends 
C) working hard at school 
D) determination to succeed 
E) becoming immersed in sports 
A) delinquency 
B) having lots of friends 
C) working hard at school 
D) determination to succeed 
E) becoming immersed in sports

Question 17

Adults identified as being "dismissing" in the adult attachment interview:

Accepted Answer

A) Tended to describe their childhood according to an ideal or stereotype of what childhood might have been like in some mythical golden age 
B) Were critical about the purpose of the interview 
C) Seemed to be living with enduring trauma from their childhood, perhaps associated with loss of their primary caregiver 
D) Described their relationship with their mother objectively, commenting on positive and negative aspects in an appropriately measured way 
E) Tended to have an affectionless personality 
A) Tended to describe their childhood according to an ideal or stereotype of what childhood might have been like in some mythical golden age 
B) Were critical about the purpose of the interview 
C) Seemed to be living with enduring trauma from their childhood, perhaps associated with loss of their primary caregiver 
D) Described their relationship with their mother objectively, commenting on positive and negative aspects in an appropriately measured way 
E) Tended to have an affectionless personality

Question 18

From about the age of 10-12 months, babies sometimes look to their mother apparently to read her facial expression for signs of encouragement or for signs of anxiety. This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Bond formation 
B) Attachment 
C) The strange situation 
D) Social referencing 
E) Separation anxiety 
A) Bond formation 
B) Attachment 
C) The strange situation 
D) Social referencing 
E) Separation anxiety

Question 19

Rutter (1972) argued that separation was blamed in many cases:

Accepted Answer

A) Quite appropriately 
B) Because parents had a careless attitude toward their children 
C) Because parents abused their children 
D) When parents themselves had been victims of abuse as children 
E) When in fact the cause of separation was responsible for ensuing difficulties in adjustment 
A) Quite appropriately 
B) Because parents had a careless attitude toward their children 
C) Because parents abused their children 
D) When parents themselves had been victims of abuse as children 
E) When in fact the cause of separation was responsible for ensuing difficulties in adjustment

Question 20

According to Bowlby (1965), what is the maximum number of people that a baby can be attached to at any one time?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 4 
C) 3 
D) 2 
E) 1 
A) 5 
B) 4 
C) 3 
D) 2 
E) 1

Which of the following is characteristic of authoritarian parenting?

Roughly what proportion of babies are securely attached in the USA?

According to Bowlby (1965), one cause of affectionless psychopathy is:

According to Lester (1974), the advent of separation anxiety is linked with:

The Nobel-Prize winning sociobiologist, Konrad Lorenz, suggests that when goslings attach themselves to the first conspicuous moving object they see at about 30 hours after hatching, this is:

Which of the following is an example of authoritative or democratic parenting?

According to Bowlby, when is the most important period for a bond of attachment to be formed in human babies?

The "strange situation" is:

Which of the following is an example of permissive parenting?

Kagan, Kearsley, and Zelazo (1978) studied babies reared in an institution and found:

What is a typical response in a baby aged 9 months when her mother leaves the room?

Leiderman and Leiderman (1974) found that babies with multiple caregivers:

According to Anisfeld et al. (1990), which of the following is a factor in secure attachment?

According to Bowlby (1965), one consequence of very prolonged separation is:

Mind-mindedness is linked to:

Bowlby (1965) suggested a link between separation during infancy and ______ during adolescence.

Adults identified as being "dismissing" in the adult attachment interview:

From about the age of 10-12 months, babies sometimes look to their mother apparently to read her facial expression for signs of encouragement or for signs of anxiety. This is known as:

Rutter (1972) argued that separation was blamed in many cases:

According to Bowlby (1965), what is the maximum number of people that a baby can be attached to at any one time?

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Exam 14: Parenting and the Development of Love and Attachment

Which of the following is characteristic of authoritarian parenting?

Roughly what proportion of babies are securely attached in the USA?

According to Bowlby (1965), one cause of affectionless psychopathy is:

According to Lester (1974), the advent of separation anxiety is linked with:

The Nobel-Prize winning sociobiologist, Konrad Lorenz, suggests that when goslings attach themselves to the first conspicuous moving object they see at about 30 hours after hatching, this is:

Which of the following is an example of authoritative or democratic parenting?

According to Bowlby, when is the most important period for a bond of attachment to be formed in human babies?

The "strange situation" is:

Which of the following is an example of permissive parenting?

Kagan, Kearsley, and Zelazo (1978) studied babies reared in an institution and found:

What is a typical response in a baby aged 9 months when her mother leaves the room?

Leiderman and Leiderman (1974) found that babies with multiple caregivers:

According to Anisfeld et al. (1990), which of the following is a factor in secure attachment?

According to Bowlby (1965), one consequence of very prolonged separation is:

Mind-mindedness is linked to:

Bowlby (1965) suggested a link between separation during infancy and ______ during adolescence.

Adults identified as being "dismissing" in the adult attachment interview:

From about the age of 10-12 months, babies sometimes look to their mother apparently to read her facial expression for signs of encouragement or for signs of anxiety. This is known as:

Rutter (1972) argued that separation was blamed in many cases:

According to Bowlby (1965), what is the maximum number of people that a baby can be attached to at any one time?

Themes and Perspectives in Developmental Psychology

Methodological Approaches

The Development of Thinking

Does Piagets Theory Stand up to Examination

What Children Understand About the Mind

Developmental Disorders

Autism

Numerical Development

Developing an Ability to Draw

Developing an Ability to See the World

The Role of Heredity and Environment in Intelligence

Language Development

Developing an Ability to Communicate

Moral Development

Development of Antisocial Behavior

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