Question 1

Infants generally begin to laugh out loud at about the _____ month of life.

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A) first 
B) second 
C) fourth 
D) sixth 
A) first 
B) second 
C) fourth 
D) sixth

Question 2

A 9-month-old infant who cries when her mother leaves is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) separation anxiety. 
B) stranger anxiety. 
C) anxious attachment. 
D) overdependence. 
A) separation anxiety. 
B) stranger anxiety. 
C) anxious attachment. 
D) overdependence.

Question 3

Nancy,age 16 months,is about to touch an electric outlet,but then says,"No!" and pulls her finger back.Nancy is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) negativism. 
B) shame and doubt. 
C) basic mistrust. 
D) the beginnings of self-regulation. 
A) negativism. 
B) shame and doubt. 
C) basic mistrust. 
D) the beginnings of self-regulation.

Question 4

Beth readily leaves her mother to explore her surroundings,occasionally looking toward or touching her mother.Beth appears to be

Accepted Answer

A) securely attached. 
B) disorganized-disoriented. 
C) ambivalent. 
D) avoidant. 
A) securely attached. 
B) disorganized-disoriented. 
C) ambivalent. 
D) avoidant.

Question 5

The New York Longitudinal Study of Temperament found that

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A) all children fit into a clear temperamental category. 
B) about one in every three children has a mixed temperament pattern. 
C) children are evenly distributed among the basic temperamental categories. 
D) the largest temperamental group was slow-to-warm-up. 
A) all children fit into a clear temperamental category. 
B) about one in every three children has a mixed temperament pattern. 
C) children are evenly distributed among the basic temperamental categories. 
D) the largest temperamental group was slow-to-warm-up.

Question 6

Margo and her husband Frank love watching little Tina smile when they come into the room.Which of the following statements about infants' smiles is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Smiles appear soon after birth,generally when the infant is wide awake. 
B) The "social smile" is seen by 1 week of age. 
C) Smiles become social at around 8 months of age. 
D) During the second month of life,infants begin to smile selectively at people they recognize. 
A) Smiles appear soon after birth,generally when the infant is wide awake. 
B) The "social smile" is seen by 1 week of age. 
C) Smiles become social at around 8 months of age. 
D) During the second month of life,infants begin to smile selectively at people they recognize.

Question 7

Smiling is an important social behavior in infants because it

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A) is one of the ways that babies can encourage adults to respond to them. 
B) paves the way for the development of an emotional vocabulary. 
C) relieves the infant's distress more effectively than crying does. 
D) signifies happiness as early as the first week of life. 
A) is one of the ways that babies can encourage adults to respond to them. 
B) paves the way for the development of an emotional vocabulary. 
C) relieves the infant's distress more effectively than crying does. 
D) signifies happiness as early as the first week of life.

Question 8

Self-regulation is

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A) the control of a child's own behavior to conform to social expectations. 
B) a manifestation of goodness of fit. 
C) usually fully developed by the age of 2. 
D) rarely acquired before the age of 4. 
A) the control of a child's own behavior to conform to social expectations. 
B) a manifestation of goodness of fit. 
C) usually fully developed by the age of 2. 
D) rarely acquired before the age of 4.

Question 9

Toddlers who favorably resolve Erikson's stage of autonomy versus shame and doubt develop

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A) control over the superego. 
B) the characteristic of hope. 
C) the characteristic of will. 
D) an easy temperament. 
A) control over the superego. 
B) the characteristic of hope. 
C) the characteristic of will. 
D) an easy temperament.

Question 10

Baby Aubrey is presented with a new toy and she pumps her arms and legs and arches her back.According to Kagan,she is high in behavioral inhibition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The establishment of basic sense of trust versus mistrust in a child's personality occurs between _____ of age.

Accepted Answer

A) birth and 3 months 
B) 1 and 6 months 
C) birth and 18 months 
D) 1 and 2 years 
A) birth and 3 months 
B) 1 and 6 months 
C) birth and 18 months 
D) 1 and 2 years

Question 12

Two-week-old Jamie is lying quietly in her bassinet.Suddenly,she utters a loud,piercing cry and holds her breath.She is probably

Accepted Answer

A) hungry. 
B) angry. 
C) in pain. 
D) frustrated. 
A) hungry. 
B) angry. 
C) in pain. 
D) frustrated.

Question 13

Your gender is what you are biologically,male or female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During Erikson's basic sense of trust versus mistrust stage,children

Accepted Answer

A) determine whether or not the world can be relied on. 
B) strive for independence. 
C) object to their mothers leaving the room. 
D) are often filled with doubt. 
A) determine whether or not the world can be relied on. 
B) strive for independence. 
C) object to their mothers leaving the room. 
D) are often filled with doubt.

Question 15

The Powers are new parents who want to do everything just right.In reading up on ways to limit the distress in their new baby's life,they are likely to encounter which of the following statements about infants' emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) It is easy to tell when newborns are happy. 
B) Normal,healthy newborns use facial expressions rather than crying to communicate their needs. 
C) Researchers agree that a baby's facial expressions indicate the feelings that the baby experiences. 
D) The meaning of infants' emotional signals remains constant over the first two years of life. 
A) It is easy to tell when newborns are happy. 
B) Normal,healthy newborns use facial expressions rather than crying to communicate their needs. 
C) Researchers agree that a baby's facial expressions indicate the feelings that the baby experiences. 
D) The meaning of infants' emotional signals remains constant over the first two years of life.

Question 16

According to Erikson,a child who develops a sense basic trust will have the characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A) hope. 
B) caring. 
C) intimacy. 
D) love. 
A) hope. 
B) caring. 
C) intimacy. 
D) love.

Question 17

Negativism is typically a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) early sign of self-doubt. 
B) sign of childhood depression. 
C) sign of self-regulation. 
D) expression of the need for autonomy. 
A) early sign of self-doubt. 
B) sign of childhood depression. 
C) sign of self-regulation. 
D) expression of the need for autonomy.

Question 18

James is playing with his toys when a stranger comes into the house.He feels uneasy about this stranger until he notices that his mother is smiling and talking to her.James then offers the stranger one of his toys.James is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) socializing. 
B) social learning. 
C) social referencing. 
D) imprinting. 
A) socializing. 
B) social learning. 
C) social referencing. 
D) imprinting.

Question 19

Baby Ellen is suspicious of strangers,has frequent tantrums,has an irregular pattern of waking and sleeping,and laughs and cries loudly.Ellen's temperament can be classified as

Accepted Answer

A) easy. 
B) hyperactive. 
C) difficult. 
D) slow-to-warm-up. 
A) easy. 
B) hyperactive. 
C) difficult. 
D) slow-to-warm-up.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about infants and emotions is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants cannot express emotions for about the first month. 
B) Infants show facial expressions that are similar to adults'. 
C) One of the earliest emotional expressions shown by infants is unhappiness. 
D) Infants and adults both share the same basic emotions. 
A) Infants cannot express emotions for about the first month. 
B) Infants show facial expressions that are similar to adults'. 
C) One of the earliest emotional expressions shown by infants is unhappiness. 
D) Infants and adults both share the same basic emotions.

Infants generally begin to laugh out loud at about the _____ month of life.

A 9-month-old infant who cries when her mother leaves is exhibiting

Nancy,age 16 months,is about to touch an electric outlet,but then says,"No!" and pulls her finger back.Nancy is demonstrating

Beth readily leaves her mother to explore her surroundings,occasionally looking toward or touching her mother.Beth appears to be

The New York Longitudinal Study of Temperament found that

Margo and her husband Frank love watching little Tina smile when they come into the room.Which of the following statements about infants' smiles is correct?

Smiling is an important social behavior in infants because it

Self-regulation is

Toddlers who favorably resolve Erikson's stage of autonomy versus shame and doubt develop

Baby Aubrey is presented with a new toy and she pumps her arms and legs and arches her back.According to Kagan,she is high in behavioral inhibition.

The establishment of basic sense of trust versus mistrust in a child's personality occurs between _____ of age.

Two-week-old Jamie is lying quietly in her bassinet.Suddenly,she utters a loud,piercing cry and holds her breath.She is probably

Your gender is what you are biologically,male or female.

During Erikson's basic sense of trust versus mistrust stage,children

The Powers are new parents who want to do everything just right.In reading up on ways to limit the distress in their new baby's life,they are likely to encounter which of the following statements about infants' emotions?

According to Erikson,a child who develops a sense basic trust will have the characteristic of

Negativism is typically a(n)

James is playing with his toys when a stranger comes into the house.He feels uneasy about this stranger until he notices that his mother is smiling and talking to her.James then offers the stranger one of his toys.James is engaging in

Baby Ellen is suspicious of strangers,has frequent tantrums,has an irregular pattern of waking and sleeping,and laughs and cries loudly.Ellen's temperament can be classified as

Which of the following statements about infants and emotions is FALSE?

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Exam 8: Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Infants generally begin to laugh out loud at about the _____ month of life.

A 9-month-old infant who cries when her mother leaves is exhibiting

Nancy,age 16 months,is about to touch an electric outlet,but then says,"No!" and pulls her finger back.Nancy is demonstrating

Beth readily leaves her mother to explore her surroundings,occasionally looking toward or touching her mother.Beth appears to be

The New York Longitudinal Study of Temperament found that

Margo and her husband Frank love watching little Tina smile when they come into the room.Which of the following statements about infants' smiles is correct?

Smiling is an important social behavior in infants because it

Self-regulation is

Toddlers who favorably resolve Erikson's stage of autonomy versus shame and doubt develop

Baby Aubrey is presented with a new toy and she pumps her arms and legs and arches her back.According to Kagan,she is high in behavioral inhibition.

The establishment of basic sense of trust versus mistrust in a child's personality occurs between _____ of age.

Two-week-old Jamie is lying quietly in her bassinet.Suddenly,she utters a loud,piercing cry and holds her breath.She is probably

Your gender is what you are biologically,male or female.

During Erikson's basic sense of trust versus mistrust stage,children

The Powers are new parents who want to do everything just right.In reading up on ways to limit the distress in their new baby's life,they are likely to encounter which of the following statements about infants' emotions?

According to Erikson,a child who develops a sense basic trust will have the characteristic of

Negativism is typically a(n)

James is playing with his toys when a stranger comes into the house.He feels uneasy about this stranger until he notices that his mother is smiling and talking to her.James then offers the stranger one of his toys.James is engaging in

Baby Ellen is suspicious of strangers,has frequent tantrums,has an irregular pattern of waking and sleeping,and laughs and cries loudly.Ellen's temperament can be classified as

Which of the following statements about infants and emotions is FALSE?

Studying a Childs World

A Childs World: How We Discover It

Forming a New Life: Conception,heredity,and Environment

Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development and Health During the First Three Years

Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

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