Question 1

Infants are capable of displaying certain behaviors to control unpleasant emotional states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the context of infants,__________is characterized by avoiding caregiver, excessive clinging, or inconsistency.

Accepted Answer

A) the asocial phase 
B) insecure attachment 
C) secure attachment 
D) the social phase

Question 3

Which of the following is true of male children?

Accepted Answer

A) They are discouraged from participating in rough-and-tumble play by their parents. 
B) They are likely to be decked out in pink or yellow attire embellished with ruffles and lace. 
C) They are encouraged to engage in more physical activity than girls. 
D) They are most likely to play with dolls, doll furniture, dishes, and toy animals.

Question 4

According to Kochanska's study on emotional development, at 33 months of age, securely attached children were more likely to show fear and anger when they were exposed to situations designed to elicit these emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Babies displaying disorganized-disoriented attachment:

Accepted Answer

A) play without fuss when alone and ignore their mothers upon reunion. 
B) are happier and more sociable than babies who show other attachment styles. 
C) seem dazed, confused, or disoriented. 
D) mildly protest their mother's departure, seek interaction upon reunion, and are readily comforted by her.

Question 6

Aaron's mother refuses to send him to school. She says, "Schools do not have anything good to teach children nowadays." In this scenario, Aaron is a victim of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) physical abuse 
B) emotional neglect 
C) educational neglect 
D) sexual abuse

Question 7

Amy, a two-year-old, is often hit by her father who has a violent temper. Her father is a successful lawyer who provides his family with a decent lifestyle. However, he cannot control his anger and often lashes out on his family members. Amy is a victim of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) physical abuse 
B) educational neglect 
C) physical neglect 
D) sexual abuse

Question 8

Home-reared children are:

Accepted Answer

A) more helpful and cooperative with peers and adults than children placed in day care. 
B) more independent, self-confident, outgoing, and affectionate than children placed in day care. 
C) less likely to bully other children in school than children placed in day care are. 
D) less peer oriented and play at higher developmental levels than children placed in day care.

Question 9

Discuss the causes of child abuse.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following is true of secure infants participating in the Strange Situation method of assessing attachment?

Accepted Answer

A) They seem dazed, confused, or disoriented upon reunion with their mothers. 
B) They alternately cling to their mothers and push them away upon reunion after a separation. 
C) They are least distressed by their mother's departure. 
D) They seek interaction upon reunion with their mothers.

Question 11

Liam's father is an alcoholic. He hits Liam and his mother every night after getting drunk. In this scenario, Liam is a victim of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual assault 
B) childhood molestation 
C) physical neglect 
D) physical abuse

Question 12

The Harlows and their colleagues conducted studies of rhesus monkeys that were "reared by" wire-mesh and terry-cloth surrogate mothers. According to this study, rhesus infants reared in solitary confinement:

Accepted Answer

A) fended off attacks by other monkeys. 
B) later avoided other monkeys. 
C) only extended their social contacts to older monkeys. 
D) were overprotective of their offspring.

Question 13

__________was an ethologist.

Accepted Answer

A) Ivan Pavlov 
B) Carl Jung 
C) Sigmund Freud 
D) Konrad Lorenz

Question 14

Autistic children may show__________, a refusal to speak.

Accepted Answer

A) mutism 
B) echolalia 
C) insecure attachment 
D) generalized anxiety

Question 15

Asperger's disorder is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) a range of physical, behavioral, motor, and cognitive abnormalities. 
B) abnormal functioning and the loss of previously acquired skills. 
C) significant cognitive or language delays associated with autism. 
D) social deficits and stereotyped behavior.

Question 16

Kai developed normally until the age of two. After the age of two, he began to lose the skills that he had previously acquired. Kai may be suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A) childhood disintegrative disorder. 
B) dyslexia. 
C) multiple sclerosis. 
D) Down syndrome.

Question 17

Which of the following types of attachment between infants and caregivers is characterized by severe distress at leave-takings by caregivers and contradictory behavior at reunions?

Accepted Answer

A) Avoidant attachment 
B) Secure attachment 
C) Ambivalent/resistant attachment 
D) Fearful-avoidant attachment

Question 18

Briefly describe the three types of temperament identified by Thomas and Chess.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

One-year-old Mathew observes his father behaving comfortably in the presence of a stranger. Seeing this, Mathew also stops being afraid of the stranger. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) insecure attachment. 
B) secure attachment. 
C) social referencing. 
D) deferred imitation.

Question 20

Which of the following is a difference between secure attachment and insecure attachment?

Accepted Answer

A) Secure attachment is characterized by severe distress at leave-takings by the primary caregiver and ambivalent behavior at reunions, whereas insecure attachment is characterized by the display of attachment behaviors toward any person. 
B) Secure attachment is characterized by avoiding one's caregiver, excessive clinging, or inconsistency, whereas insecure attachment is characterized by mild distress when one's caregiver leaves. 
C) Infants and toddlers who are secure are less happy, less sociable, and less cooperative than infants and toddlers who are insecure. 
D) At ages five and six, secure children get along better with peers and are better adjusted in school than insecure children.

Exam 7: Infancy: Social and Emotional Development