Exam 3: Extension A: Human Development

Sam has difficulty trusting the women he has dated in recent years.They have all seemed too eager to seek commitment from him.So, when the relationship gets too close, he pulls back and the relationship breaks up.According to Bridges and Sroufe's research on adult attachment style, Sam would be described as having a(n) _____ attachment style.

The grasping reflex

Dianne is a psychologist who is interested in the progressive changes that people show in their behavior and abilities from conception to death.Dianne is most likely a _____ psychologist.

_____ exists when an environment is deliberately made more complex, intellectually stimulating, and emotionally supportive.

When an individual develops from a zygote to an embryo to a fetus to a neonate and so on until one's death, this overall pattern of physical development is known as the

Regarding the motor skills of babies, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Until minimum levels of physical structure are mature, no amount of practice will be sufficient to develop certain skills.This statement reflects

By observing the movements of infants' eyes and the images they reflect while the infant is in the _____, scientists can tell what infants can see and what holds their attention.

According to Kagan, two-year-olds prefer scrambled face masks to other stimuli because

Harlow's attachment studies suggest that attachment in primates begins with _____, which is the pleasant, reassuring feeling infants get from touching something soft and warm, especially their mother.

Regarding early emotional development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The storm of crying, or bedtime distress, that sometimes occurs when babies are left alone at night can be considered a mild form of

In the intrauterine environment, the unborn child can be affected by

Which of the following most clearly demonstrates the existence of emotional attachment in humans?

A newborn infant following birth is called a(n)

Emotional attachment

You go to a movie and leave your child with the babysitter.When you return, your child gets near you but resists touching you.Your child's behavior is suggestive of which type of attachment?

Which of the following intrauterine factors tends to greatly reduce oxygen to the fetus, increase the risk of miscarriage, prematurity, and low birth weight with surviving children showing lower scores on language and mental abilities tests?

According to Meltzoff's research, infants as young as _____ can immediately imitate an adult sticking out his or her tongue.

The key to secure attachment involves parents