Question 1

When adults interpret emotions displayed by babies, they

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A) are unreliable and inaccurate. 
B) do better with negative emotions than with positive. 
C) do better with positive emotions than with negative. 
D) are highly accurate regardless of the type of emotion. 
A) are unreliable and inaccurate. 
B) do better with negative emotions than with positive. 
C) do better with positive emotions than with negative. 
D) are highly accurate regardless of the type of emotion.

Question 2

Neglectful or even abusive parental caregiving gives rise to ____ attachment in the child.

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A) disorganized/disoriented 
B) resistant 
C) avoidant 
D) secure 
A) disorganized/disoriented 
B) resistant 
C) avoidant 
D) secure

Question 3

Nellie Neglect is a teenage mother who spends little time with her baby, which has a difficult temperament. It may be inferred that

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A) the baby lives in a "strange situation." 
B) the baby is becoming imprinted to the "sound of silence." 
C) goodness of fit is bad because the baby lacks the frequent maternal attention it needs from Nellie. 
D) Nellie is too busy all day with her social referencing. 
A) the baby lives in a "strange situation." 
B) the baby is becoming imprinted to the "sound of silence." 
C) goodness of fit is bad because the baby lacks the frequent maternal attention it needs from Nellie. 
D) Nellie is too busy all day with her social referencing.

Question 4

Shyness in Western cultures is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

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A) low self-esteem. 
B) rejection by peers. 
C) depression. 
D) assertiveness. 
A) low self-esteem. 
B) rejection by peers. 
C) depression. 
D) assertiveness.

Question 5

Children whose parents encourage discussions about emotional feelings

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A) tend to exaggerate their own emotional displays. 
B) later tend to develop a homosexual orientation. 
C) develop better understanding about emotions in themselves and in others. 
D) imitate the emotions displayed by the family's pets. 
A) tend to exaggerate their own emotional displays. 
B) later tend to develop a homosexual orientation. 
C) develop better understanding about emotions in themselves and in others. 
D) imitate the emotions displayed by the family's pets.

Question 6

Under what circumstance will a child display feelings of "shot anxiety"?

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A) When she lives in a high-crime neighborhood 
B) During hunting season in the fall 
C) When visiting a doctor's office for treatment 
D) When viewing a war movie or crime show on TV 
A) When she lives in a high-crime neighborhood 
B) During hunting season in the fall 
C) When visiting a doctor's office for treatment 
D) When viewing a war movie or crime show on TV

Question 7

Jesse is a newborn with a difficult temperament. His fussiness makes his mom feel frustrated, and her caregiving behaviors aren't of the the same quality that they would have been had he been an easier baby to take care of. This lower quality of caregiving then makes Jesse develop an insecure attachment. This illustrates which developmental theme from the text?

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A) Active child 
B) Nature/nurture 
C) Continuity/discontinuity 
D) Holistic 
A) Active child 
B) Nature/nurture 
C) Continuity/discontinuity 
D) Holistic

Question 8

Ecological factors that promote insensitive parenting include all of the following EXCEPT

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A) poor health. 
B) financial difficulties. 
C) ethnicity. 
D) legal problems. 
A) poor health. 
B) financial difficulties. 
C) ethnicity. 
D) legal problems.

Question 9

The onset of social referencing coincides with the age at which the child first becomes capable of

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A) recognizing and interpreting others' displayed emotions. 
B) climbing inside an internal working model. 
C) talking about the Kewpie doll effect. 
D) using grammatical morphemes. 
A) recognizing and interpreting others' displayed emotions. 
B) climbing inside an internal working model. 
C) talking about the Kewpie doll effect. 
D) using grammatical morphemes.

Question 10

Outline the psychoanalytic theory of attachment formation.

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The psychoanalytic theory of attachment

Question 11

Training to improve the sensitivity of parents

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A) is doomed to fail because caregiving is genetically predisposed via the genotype. 
B) works, and it promotes secure attachment. 
C) is directed mainly to upper-income parents. 
D) yields temporary gains that are lost within weeks. 
A) is doomed to fail because caregiving is genetically predisposed via the genotype. 
B) works, and it promotes secure attachment. 
C) is directed mainly to upper-income parents. 
D) yields temporary gains that are lost within weeks.

Question 12

Ainsworth's "strange situation" is a carefully planned sequence of episodes in which

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A) video segments from monster movies are seen. 
B) the mother and a stranger depart and return. 
C) all objects in a location are unfamiliar to the child. 
D) adults speak with frightful intonation to the child. 
A) video segments from monster movies are seen. 
B) the mother and a stranger depart and return. 
C) all objects in a location are unfamiliar to the child. 
D) adults speak with frightful intonation to the child.

Question 13

Infants develop best in a broad range of activities when they are securely attached to

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A) neither their mother nor their father. 
B) their father but not to their mother. 
C) their mother but not to their father. 
D) both their father and their mother. 
A) neither their mother nor their father. 
B) their father but not to their mother. 
C) their mother but not to their father. 
D) both their father and their mother.

Question 14

Explain how environmental influences influence different aspects of temperament.

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Shared environmental influences tend to

Question 15

Provide an example that illustrates a good fit between a child's temperament and the pattern of child-rearing used by his or her parents, and contrast this with a poor fit.

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A good fit between a child's temperament

Question 16

Which strategy for regulating one's emotions is LEAST likely to be applied by a 12-month-old infant?

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A) Rocking himself or herself 
B) Redirecting his or her attention away from the fearful object 
C) Moving away from upsetting things or people 
D) Chewing on objects 
A) Rocking himself or herself 
B) Redirecting his or her attention away from the fearful object 
C) Moving away from upsetting things or people 
D) Chewing on objects

Question 17

Lewis claimed that the child does not feel embarrassment until after he or she is capable of

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A) self-recognition in photos or mirrors. 
B) knowing about object permanence. 
C) displaying fear of strangers. 
D) counting on the fingers. 
A) self-recognition in photos or mirrors. 
B) knowing about object permanence. 
C) displaying fear of strangers. 
D) counting on the fingers.

Question 18

Lorenz's conceptualization of imprinting as an "inborn preadapted characteristic" resembles most closely the notion of a(n)

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A) emotional self-regulation. 
B) goodness of fit. 
C) instinct. 
D) empathy. 
A) emotional self-regulation. 
B) goodness of fit. 
C) instinct. 
D) empathy.

Question 19

Describe the four phases of attachment.

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During the asocial phase, children enjoy

Question 20

Temperament is considered to have a biological basis because

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A) temperamental correlations are stronger for identical twins than for fraternal twins. 
B) the genetic alleles for temperament are known. 
C) temperamental traits don't appear for several years. 
D) identical twins have nonshared environmental experiences. 
A) temperamental correlations are stronger for identical twins than for fraternal twins. 
B) the genetic alleles for temperament are known. 
C) temperamental traits don't appear for several years. 
D) identical twins have nonshared environmental experiences.

When adults interpret emotions displayed by babies, they

Neglectful or even abusive parental caregiving gives rise to ____ attachment in the child.

Nellie Neglect is a teenage mother who spends little time with her baby, which has a difficult temperament. It may be inferred that

Shyness in Western cultures is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Children whose parents encourage discussions about emotional feelings

Under what circumstance will a child display feelings of "shot anxiety"?

Ecological factors that promote insensitive parenting include all of the following EXCEPT

The onset of social referencing coincides with the age at which the child first becomes capable of

Outline the psychoanalytic theory of attachment formation.

Training to improve the sensitivity of parents

Ainsworth's "strange situation" is a carefully planned sequence of episodes in which

Infants develop best in a broad range of activities when they are securely attached to

Explain how environmental influences influence different aspects of temperament.

Provide an example that illustrates a good fit between a child's temperament and the pattern of child-rearing used by his or her parents, and contrast this with a poor fit.

Which strategy for regulating one's emotions is LEAST likely to be applied by a 12-month-old infant?

Lewis claimed that the child does not feel embarrassment until after he or she is capable of

Lorenz's conceptualization of imprinting as an "inborn preadapted characteristic" resembles most closely the notion of a(n)

Describe the four phases of attachment.

Temperament is considered to have a biological basis because

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

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Exam 10: Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

When adults interpret emotions displayed by babies, they

Neglectful or even abusive parental caregiving gives rise to ____ attachment in the child.

Nellie Neglect is a teenage mother who spends little time with her baby, which has a difficult temperament. It may be inferred that

Shyness in Western cultures is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Children whose parents encourage discussions about emotional feelings

Under what circumstance will a child display feelings of "shot anxiety"?

Ecological factors that promote insensitive parenting include all of the following EXCEPT

The onset of social referencing coincides with the age at which the child first becomes capable of

Outline the psychoanalytic theory of attachment formation.

Training to improve the sensitivity of parents

Ainsworth's "strange situation" is a carefully planned sequence of episodes in which

Infants develop best in a broad range of activities when they are securely attached to

Explain how environmental influences influence different aspects of temperament.

Provide an example that illustrates a good fit between a child's temperament and the pattern of child-rearing used by his or her parents, and contrast this with a poor fit.

Which strategy for regulating one's emotions is LEAST likely to be applied by a 12-month-old infant?

Lewis claimed that the child does not feel embarrassment until after he or she is capable of

Lorenz's conceptualization of imprinting as an "inborn preadapted characteristic" resembles most closely the notion of a(n)

Describe the four phases of attachment.

Temperament is considered to have a biological basis because

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

The Context of Development I: the Family

The Context of Development

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