Exam 6: Infancy: The Development of Emotional and Social Bonds

In a 2007 poll, both women and men agreed that the person most desirable to spend significant time with young children is their:

Psychologist Joseph Campos disagrees with Carroll Izard. He believes that:

Constanza is a working single mother of two children. She has put together a child-care arrangement in which her mother and her best friend, who is the children's godmother, take turns providing child care when Constanza is working. This can be considered an example of:

Which theoretical perspective downplays the importance of innate emotions and subconscious feelings in favor of the outward display of observable emotions that are apparent in behaviors?

Upon being reunited with his mother in the Strange Situation study, baby Robert looks at his mother and then at the stranger. He doesn't seem to know which person to turn to. This indicates which type of attachment pattern?

Lisa is 14 months old. Whenever she is confronted by a stranger she begins to whimper and appear distressed. This is known as:

Lionel's mother, Lianne, is a psychologist. Lianne must leave 8-month-old Lionel with a babysitter for the first time. Lianne is worried that Lionel will be distressed at this. Lianne's concern is based upon her knowledge of a behavior called:

Brian is 3 months old. He is not afraid of strangers. He is happy to be held by anyone and starts to cry when he is put in his crib. Brian is most likely displaying:

Two-year-old Benny encounters a house cat for the first time. He is wary and looks to see how his mother interacts with the cat. He sees the smile on his mother's face as she pets the cat without hesitation. Benny then approaches the cat and begins petting it. Benny's behavior is indicative of:

______________ refers to the ability to control negative emotions and adapt to daily social interactions.

According to your text, children who have been abused or neglected are at an increased risk for:

Sherise has noticed that her daughter Shawnelle is very attentive and taps to the beat when she hears music. Rather than scolding Shawnelle for banging on the pots and pans, Sherise decides to buy her a small drum, a tambourine, and a flute. She has also bought some CDs of different kinds of music to play for Shawnelle and tells her that when she is old enough she will take music lessons. Shawnelle is a happy although sometimes noisy child (especially when performing for her mother), but Sherise is proud of her and supports her. This relationship between mother and daughter can be described as one that shows:

You are looking for a child-care book to purchase as a gift for friends who have become new parents. The bookstore clerk hands you a book that is "a classic" that was first published in 1946. The title of the book is Baby and Child Care. Who is the author of this book?

Psychologist Carroll Izard subscribes to all of the following statements EXCEPT:

Explain what is meant by stranger anxiety and separation anxiety.

Maya has a sunny disposition. She smiles easily and enjoys seeing new people. She eats almost anything that is fed to her. Maya's behavior is typical of:

An arrangement in which a relative or someone else emotionally close to the child takes primary responsibility for rearing a child is called:

The relatively consistent, basic dispositions that underlie and modulate much of a person's behavior refer to:

Louisa is an infant. She is fascinated by everything she sees and hears, whether human or not. She looks up at her parents but is equally stimulated by her mobile. Approximately how old is Louisa?

The most likely reason Aika, a Japanese infant, cries more than Bethany, an American infant, when separated from their mothers is: