Exam 5: Infancy and Toddlerhood: Personality and Sociocultural Development

Two-year-old Eleanor helped to put all the toys away after playing at a friend's house. This behavior is a good example of the concept called:

According to research presented in the text, which of the following ages is correctly paired with the developmental milestone associated with it?

All infants are born with basically the same temperament style.

At about age 2, which words begin to take on especially important significance to toddlers?

Parents should try to create an environment that works with, rather than against, the basic temperament style of the infant.

Marcus wears himself out trying to out-compete his older brother, who is a talented athlete. Marcus's behavior is best understood as an example of:

Studies of the Kung San culture described in the text showed that parents in this culture pay a great deal of attention to their infants' sharing of objects, but pay very little attention to their infants' exploration of objects. This study is cited to demonstrate the point that:

In comparison with parents living in Sweden , parents in the United States receive considerably more government support to help with child care.

The percentage of U.S. mothers with children under 3 years who work outside the home today is about:

Suppose you watch a mother and her infant son playing "peek-a-boo." Now the mother stops playing and breaks off all communication with the little boy, looking away and not responding to his actions. If this infant responds in a typical way, what will he most likely do?

In comparison to the amount of time mothers in typical U.S. two-parent households today spend with their children during the weekend, the typical father spends about ___ as much time.

In comparison to fifty years ago, fathers in the United States today play a much larger role in caring for their infant children.

In Harry Harlow's early work with infant monkeys, he noticed that when they were raised with adequate food but without any attention from or contact with their mothers or other adult monkeys, they usually:

According to research presented in the text, mothers are more likely to hold infants for , whereas fathers are more likely to hold infants for ______.

According to Freud, if toilet training is begun too early or is too strict, the child is at greater risk for developing:

The best way to reduce sibling rivalry when a new baby is born is to always involve all children in the family in all family activities.

In 2009, the percentage of women with children under age 3 who were in the U. S. workforce was closest to that in which of the following previous years?

According to Erik Erikson, the development of autonomy during the infant's first year sets the stage for the development of trusting relationships in the second year of life.

The ability to understand how another person is feeling and what another person is thinking is the core concept involved in:

The characteristic beliefs, attitudes, and ways of interacting with others is referred to as one's: