Exam 7: The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Worldwide, most newborns are cared for primarily by _____.

Freud claimed that during the anal stage _____.

Like Freud, Erikson argued that problems and conflicts that arise in early childhood could adversely affect one's adult personality.

Andrew has recently begun to display the emotion of anger. How old is Andrew likely to be?

Increased levels of cortisol are associated with an infant experiencing _____.

Freud's stage that takes place in the second year is called _____.

Briefly discuss three predictors of secure attachment in infants.

Describe how evolutionary theory explains how infants' early emotions are essential to their survival.

The New York Longitudinal Study identifies children as belonging to one of nine categories based on their inborn temperamental traits.

Rodney was raised on a farm in Utah and enjoys the taste of beef liver cooked with onions. Sarah was raised in New York City and would never think of eating beef liver, but she very much enjoys sushi. What explains their differences in food preference?

A 12-month-old girl who shows no distress at her mother's departure and is also indifferent to her return is probably displaying _____ attachment.

The _____ experiments are used to test the importance of synchrony in normal development.

The coordinated interaction between caregiver and infant is called _____.

Infants younger than 6 months of age are incapable of expressing anger.

Compare the behaviorist and psychoanalytic perspectives on early childhood personality development.

Jimmy's dad comes home from grocery shopping, sees Jimmy sitting on the sofa, and says, "Where's that boy of mine?" Jimmy gives his dad a smile that spreads across his entire face, and his dad responds with an exaggerated surprised look. This is an example of _____.

Around age 1, an emerging sense of "me" and "mine" leads to a new consciousness of others.

Most developmentalists agree that the _____ is directly connected to emotional self-regulation.

In the study comparing children in rural Cameroon with children from urban Greece, which children were observed spending the greatest time being held by their mothers?