Question 1

According to Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment,which of the following occurs during phase 3?

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A)  Attachment becomes focused on one figure,usually the primary caregiver,as the baby gradually learns to distinguish familiar from unfamiliar people.
B)  Strangers,siblings,and parents are equally likely to elicit smiling or crying from the infant.
C)  Children become aware of others' feelings,goals,and plans and begin to take these into account in forming their own actions.
D)  With increased locomotor skills,babies actively seek contact with regular caregivers,such as the mother or father.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Parker is in the Strange Situation,he shows little interaction with his caregiver.He isn't distressed upon separation and does not reestablish contact upon reunion.He would be classified as being:

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A)  securely attached.
B)  insecure avoidant.
C)  insecure resistant.
D)  insecure disorganized.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

In their longitudinal investigation,Chess and Thomas found that _____ percent of the children they studied could be classified as easy.

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A)  25
B)  30
C)  40
D)  55E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Name the theorist who suggested that the primary task for infants was to develop a sense of trust in others.

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Question 5

Identify a form of reciprocal socialization in which parents time interactions in such a way that the infant experiences turn taking with parents.

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Question 6

Which concept helps the infant to understand that other people have intentions?

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A)  Habituation
B)  Joint attention
C)  Core knowledge approach
D)  The A-not-B errorE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following statements about child care and socioeconomic status is TRUE?

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A)  High-quality child care is available only to those children whose parents are wealthy.
B)  Children are more likely to experience poor quality child care if their parents have few resources.
C)  Children staying in day care for longer than 40 hours/week tend to experience depression regardless of the quality of the care.
D)  There is not enough research on child care and socioeconomic status to be able to make any correlations.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true of crying?

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A)  It is the most important mechanism newborns have for communicating with their world.
B)  The first cry verifies that the baby's lungs have filled with air.
C)  It provides information about the health of the newborn's central nervous system.
D)  Newborns respond with positive facial expressions when they hear other newborns cry.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

A mother hands her baby a rattle,saying,"Here you are." She then gently takes the rattle away,smiling and saying,"Thank you." She does this repeatedly,letting the baby keep the rattle for several seconds each time and encouraging the baby to offer the rattle.Eventually,the baby takes the rattle,holds it for a few seconds,and then holds it out to her mother and smiles.This is an example of:

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A)  sociability.
B)  scaffolding.
C)  emotionality.
D)  reciprocal socialization.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Insecure avoidant babies show:

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A)  displeasure by violently reacting to the situation.
B)  insecurity by avoiding the caregiver.
C)  secure attachment to the caregiver.
D)  insecurity by avoiding the stranger.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

List and describe the three types of temperament as classified by Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas.Provide examples of how a baby with each type might respond to meeting a new person in a new situation.

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Question 12

Most of the _____ emotions occur for the first time at some point in the second half of the first year through the second year.

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A)  unconscious
B)  primary
C)  negative
D)  self-consciousE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Separation protest is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  rejoicing when the caregiver returns.
B)  crying when the caregiver shouts.
C)  crying when the caregiver leaves.
D)  indifference to the whereabouts of the caregiver.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is not true about soothing babies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developmental psychologists increasingly agree that soothing a crying baby is important to increasing trust.
B)  Research shows that fathers are more likely than mothers to use soothing techniques to reduce an infant's crying.
C)  Difficulty soothing at six months is linked to insecure attachment at 12 months.
D)  The mother's negative emotions to the infant's crying is linked to increased risk of subsequent insecure attachment.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

According to Mary Ainsworth,a(n) _____ infant avoids the mother or is ambivalent toward her,fears strangers,and is upset by minor,everyday separations.

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A)  extraverted
B)  insecurely attached
C)  easily adaptable
D)  slow-to-warm-upE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

What is the term for "reading" emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a particular situation.

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Question 17

The behaviors of mothers and infants involve substantial interconnection,mutual regulation,and synchronization.This temporal coordination of social behavior is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexive temporal nurturing.
B)  Parsonian functionalism.
C)  dyadic development.
D)  parent-infant synchrony.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Alex is considered to have a difficult temperament.According to the differential susceptibility model and the biological sensitivity to context model,which of the following is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alex will fail every time he is put in a difficult situation.
B)  Alex will have difficulty in adverse situations and will also be less likely to grow from supportive situations.
C)  Alex will have difficulty in adverse situations and will also be more likely to grow from supportive situations.
D)  Alex will succeed in adverse situations,but not grow much from supportive situations.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

What is the opinion of experts on infant socioemotional development,such as Jerome Kagan,on the infant's capacity to display emotions like guilt,pride,despair,shame,empathy,and jealousy in the first year?

Accepted Answer

A)  The structural immaturity of the infant brain makes it unlikely that such emotions can be experienced in the first year.
B)  Infants characterized by negative affectivity are more prone to experience such emotions in the first ear.
C)  The excitability of the amygdala plays an important role in the development of such emotions.
D)  Cultural differences in temperament prevent Asian infants from experiencing such emotions in the first year.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Anthony is just starting to crawl and has taken to following his mother around the house.He also lifts his arms up to her when he wants to be picked up.According to Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment,which phase is Anthony currently in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phase 1
B)  Phase 2
C)  Phase 4
D)  Phase 3E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 6: Socioemotional Development in Infancy

According to Mary Ainsworth,a(n) _____ infant avoids the mother or is ambivalent toward her,fears strangers,and is upset by minor,everyday separations.

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In their longitudinal investigation,Chess and Thomas found that _____ percent of the children they studied could be classified as easy.

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Parker is in the Strange Situation,he shows little interaction with his caregiver.He isn't distressed upon separation and does not reestablish contact upon reunion.He would be classified as being:

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Which of the following is not true about soothing babies?

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According to Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment,which of the following occurs during phase 3?

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Name the theorist who suggested that the primary task for infants was to develop a sense of trust in others.

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List and describe the three types of temperament as classified by Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas.Provide examples of how a baby with each type might respond to meeting a new person in a new situation.

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Which of the following statements about child care and socioeconomic status is TRUE?

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Which concept helps the infant to understand that other people have intentions?

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Anthony is just starting to crawl and has taken to following his mother around the house.He also lifts his arms up to her when he wants to be picked up.According to Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment,which phase is Anthony currently in?

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Most of the _____ emotions occur for the first time at some point in the second half of the first year through the second year.

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What is the term for "reading" emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a particular situation.

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Insecure avoidant babies show:

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The behaviors of mothers and infants involve substantial interconnection,mutual regulation,and synchronization.This temporal coordination of social behavior is termed:

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What is the opinion of experts on infant socioemotional development,such as Jerome Kagan,on the infant's capacity to display emotions like guilt,pride,despair,shame,empathy,and jealousy in the first year?

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