Question 1

As suggested by Kathleen McCartney, list two strategies a parent can follow in regard to child care.

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Question 2

Which of the following hormones is important in the formation of a mother-infant bond?

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A)  cortisol 
B)  serotonin 
C)  oxytocin 
D)  acetylcholine

Question 3

In a study of 102 married couples, what was ranked as the most important factor in enduring love across all age groups?

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A)  respect 
B)  communication 
C)  sexual intimacy 
D)  emotional security

Question 4

What are the three types of infant cries?

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Question 5

Caregiver research indicates that fathers

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A)  are less able to be nurturing caregivers than mothers. 
B)  are slowly evolving to be more nurturing caregivers than mothers. 
C)  spend more time with their female children. 
D)  interact with their babies in different ways than mothers do.

Question 6

Jeniel is a very active, uninhibited little girl. Her parents provide her with a stimulating environment and allow her to run and explore whenever they can. This illustrates

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A)  environmental influences shaping personality. 
B)  effortful control. 
C)  poor goodness of fit. 
D)  goodness of fit.

Question 7

Describe the role of heredity in emotional development.

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Question 8

Children of emotion-coaching parents are more likely to

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A)  have poorer emotion regulation. 
B)  have more difficulty in focusing their attention. 
C)  have more difficulty regulating negative effects on their own. 
D)  self-soothe, focus attention, and behave appropriately.

Question 9

Romantic love emphasizes _____, while affectionate love emphasizes

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A)  companionship; passion. 
B)  deep caring for the other; an intermingling of fear, joy, and jealousy. 
C)  passion; companionship. 
D)  jealousy and fear; joy and sexual desire.

Question 10

Older adulthood emotional experience is characterized by _____ emotions than in young adulthood.

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A)  more positive 
B)  less intense 
C)  fewer negative 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Infant Nathan is smiling and "talking" with short, loud noises. His mother responds each time Nathan expresses himself by smiling and talking. This interaction is described as

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A)  emotion regulation. 
B)  asynchronous. 
C)  reciprocal 
D)  emotion coaching.

Question 12

Secure attachment to parents in adolescence may facilitate

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A)  substance abuse. 
B)  overdependence on family. 
C)  social competence. 
D)  nonexclusive intimate relationships at age 21.

Question 13

According to Kagan, inhibition shows

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A)  some continuity from infancy through early childhood. 
B)  some continuity from infancy through late adulthood. 
C)  high variability from infancy through early childhood. 
D)  high variability from infancy through late adulthood.

Question 14

Joanie is unhappy unless she has a boyfriend. She is very possessive and demanding with her peer relationships and constantly seeks to make someone her new best friend. What type of attachment is Joanie displaying?

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A)  ambivalent 
B)  avoidant 
C)  anxious 
D)  secure

Question 15

Maria is pregnant. If her child fits one of the Chess and Thomas temperaments, statistically speaking, which one will her child most likely have?

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

Question 16

Three-week-old baby Alex smiles mostly during sleep and not in response to his mother's kind expressions. These smiles are

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A)  protested. 
B)  faked smiles. 
C)  social. 
D)  reflexive.

Question 17

What are the two major forms of love?

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A)  passionate and intimate 
B)  companionate and consummate 
C)  romantic and affectionate 
D)  sexual and noncommittal

Question 18

Explain goodness of fit.

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Question 19

Five-month-old Michelle is especially fond of her mother. She exhibits stranger anxiety and fusses when left with a babysitter. This is an example of which of Bowlby's attachment phases?

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A)  phase 1 
B)  phase 2 
C)  phase 3 
D)  phase 4

Exam 10: Emotional Development and Attachment