Exam 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy

List three countries in which children are likely to be less securely attached than children in the U.S.

Which of the following is an example of family day care, according to your text's definition?

What is Freud's view of the relationship between a mother and young infant?

Which two neurotransmitters regulate the brain's response to new information and unusual situations?

During the first of Freud's psychosexual stages of development, the child derives satisfaction from stimulation of which body part?

When an infant demonstrates an understanding of the emotions of others and how those emotions affect behavior, and also understands his or her own emotions and their expression, they are demonstrating their

Summarize what the research says about gender differences in temperament.

If Chandra is an easy child, she will have lower levels of ________ and higher levels of ________ with positive emotions.

Another name for the objective self is ________.

_________ conducted ingenious research which demonstrated that infant monkeys become attached to a terrycloth-covered "mother" and would cling to it rather than a wire mother that provided them with food.

Identify the characteristics of the slow-to-warm-up child.

Julie's mother is extremely busy with her job, which she does at home. Some days Julie's mom is responsive and attentive, other days she is so overwhelmed by work that she is emotionally unavailable. Which of the following attachment styles is Julie likely to develop?

An emotional bond formed with a caregiver is called ________ .

For children younger than 2, the teacher/child ration should be no higher than _____.

If a mother is chronically and severely depressed, which of the following would you likely see in her child?

Chad cries and his mother responds immediately. When he coos at his mother, she smiles and cuddles him. Developmentalists would say that this is an example of which of the following?

According to trait theory, what is the opposite of approach/positive emotionality (or sociability)?

Which of the following best exemplifies social referencing?

What determines a father and mother's bond with infants? Are there differences between the ways fathers and mothers interact with very young infants?

According to your text, which statement about adopted children is true?