Exam 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy

What happens to an infant's emotional expression as it begins to comprehend others' emotional expressions?

Summarize the six characteristics of a high quality day-care center.

Yong Park is nine months old. Lately when his mother tries to leave him in the church nursery, he cries and clings to his mother. His seems especially anxious if there is a new worker in the nursery. Considering his age, Yong Park is probably experiencing which of the following?

Which of the following is a complicating factor in studying the effects of family day care?

Taniya and Daniel are the parents of a well-behaved, predictable, and easy-going daughter. Their neighbors Doug and Diane have a daughter who they consider to be a tomboy because she likes to play ball and rough-and-tumble activities in the yard. This is an example of which of the following?

According to your text, kindergartners who had spent as few as _____ hours per week in nonparental care showed more aggressive behavior than their peers.

Some infants between 6 and 16 months experience a fear of people they do not know. Which of the following terms best identifies this fearful phase that seems to disappear as quickly as it came?

The suggested teacher/child ratio for 2 to 3 year olds in day care is ________.

Which of the following terms is used to describe the temperament of children who are less regular with their body functions and slower to develop stable eating and sleeping patterns?

All-in-all, what seems to be the most important factor in cognitive development in children?

According to the trait perspective of temperament, which of the following refers to an infant's relative tendency to move often and vigorously or remain passive?

Which of the following is the best definition of temperament?

Which of the following is a term applied to an infant's cry and protest at being left with someone other than their primary caregivers?

Which of the following countries has the greatest percentage of securely attached children?

Which of the following best summarizes the findings of the research conducted by Hou, Chen, & Chen (2005) on parental influences of temperament?

List the three types of temperament that apply to about 75% of children. Give an example for each.

According to your textbook, which of the following is a predictor of attachment quality?

From Research Report on page 144: Which of the following statements about gender and temperament is true?

Which of the following suggests that humans need and seek to form relationships early in life as a matter of genetics?

________ children show no interest in contact with their mothers following a separation. These children do not specifically resist the mothers' efforts - but they do not seek much contact. They show no preference for their mothers over a stranger.