Question 1

__ is the ability of the primary caregiver to detect and respond to non-verbal cues with which the infant signals its need

Accepted Answer

A)  Distress reduction 
B)  Reactive attachment 
C)  Sensitive responsiveness 
D)  Ambivalent responsiveness 
A)  Distress reduction 
B)  Reactive attachment 
C)  Sensitive responsiveness 
D)  Ambivalent responsiveness

Question 2

When the mother returns in the strange situation, the insecure-ambivalent infant may rush back to her, but is equally likely to resist her attempts at soothing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Coi and Dodge's _________categories of sociometric status. Children who are frequently categorised both as 'liked most' and 'liked least' belong to the _________popularity type.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Coi and Dodge's _________categories of...

Question 4

Higher levels of sensitive responsiveness have been associated with insecure attachment types

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Andersson (1996) followed up 128 Swedish children who had experiences day care in early childhood and found

Accepted Answer

A)  These children were more likely to have insecure attachments 
B)  These children had higher educational achievement and social skills 
C)  These children were more likely to be avoidant 
D)  These children were malnourished 
A)  These children were more likely to have insecure attachments 
B)  These children had higher educational achievement and social skills 
C)  These children were more likely to be avoidant 
D)  These children were malnourished

Question 6

Atypical attachments have been recognised in major systems of psychiatric classification and are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  Secure disorders 
B)  Unorganised disorders 
C)  Attachment disorders 
D)  Mood disorders 
A)  Secure disorders 
B)  Unorganised disorders 
C)  Attachment disorders 
D)  Mood disorders

Question 7

Babies that score highly on this dimension of temperament are the most outgoing and least shy of the bunch

Accepted Answer

A)  effortful control 
B)  negative emotionality 
C)  secure attachment 
D)  extraversion 
A)  effortful control 
B)  negative emotionality 
C)  secure attachment 
D)  extraversion

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an attachment

Accepted Answer

A)  pleasure at reunion 
B)  proximity-seeking 
C)  separation distress 
D)  neglect 
A)  pleasure at reunion 
B)  proximity-seeking 
C)  separation distress 
D)  neglect

Question 9

According to the five categories of sociometric status, children who are rarely categories as 'liked most' or 'liked least' by their peers belong to the neglected popularity type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Beginning when the infant is about 6 months old, an intimate bond develops between caregivers and infants, called

Accepted Answer

A)  temperament 
B)  assimilation 
C)  attachment 
D)  accommodation 
A)  temperament 
B)  assimilation 
C)  attachment 
D)  accommodation

Question 11

In younger children friendship can only be defined using _______.

Accepted Answer

Observable

Question 12

Three-year old Tatiana is always on high alert. When her mother leaves her in the care of her baby-sitter, she is often unconsoloable, even when her mother returns to try and ease the stress of the situation. Tatiana exhibits this attachment style

Accepted Answer

A)  secure 
B)  avoidant 
C)  insecure-ambivalent 
D)  unorganized 
A)  secure 
B)  avoidant 
C)  insecure-ambivalent 
D)  unorganized

Question 13

__________infants show friendliness toward strangers if the mother is present, but wariness if the mother is absent.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________infants show friendliness toward strangers if the...

Question 14

Apart from parenting style, parents may have an influence on their children's personality and social development indirectly by influencing the choices the children make regarding peers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Coie and Dodge (1983) asked children to categorise their peers as

Accepted Answer

A)  'friendly' or 'not friendly' 
B)  'older' or 'younger' 
C)  'male' or 'female' 
D)  'liked most' or 'liked least' 
A)  'friendly' or 'not friendly' 
B)  'older' or 'younger' 
C)  'male' or 'female' 
D)  'liked most' or 'liked least'

Question 16

The unique experiences of each infant that contribute to the environmental portion of temperament and other developmental phenomenon are termed the

Accepted Answer

A)  shared environment 
B)  biological environment 
C)  non-shared environment 
D)  ecological environment 
A)  shared environment 
B)  biological environment 
C)  non-shared environment 
D)  ecological environment

Question 17

In the strange situation task, attachment researchers are most interested in

Accepted Answer

A)  the period of time the mother is away from the child 
B)  the reaction of the child when the mother returns to the child 
C)  the influence of the stranger on the child 
D)  the likelihood that a child will engage in play with the stranger 
A)  the period of time the mother is away from the child 
B)  the reaction of the child when the mother returns to the child 
C)  the influence of the stranger on the child 
D)  the likelihood that a child will engage in play with the stranger

Question 18

_________is a form of learning that occurs rapidly during a _________period and which the animal is biologically prepared to acquire.

Accepted Answer

Imprinting

Question 19

Hinde et al (1985) defined friends as children who choose to play together more than

Accepted Answer

A)  33% of the time 
B)  50% of the time 
C)  10% of the time 
D)  67% of the time 
A)  33% of the time 
B)  50% of the time 
C)  10% of the time 
D)  67% of the time

Question 20

Which of the following is not a dimension of temperament proposed by Buss and Plomin (1984)?

Accepted Answer

A)  anxious avoidance 
B)  effort control 
C)  negative emotionality 
D)  extraversion 
A)  anxious avoidance 
B)  effort control 
C)  negative emotionality 
D)  extraversion

Exam 11: Social-Emotional Development in Children

__ is the ability of the primary caregiver to detect and respond to non-verbal cues with which the infant signals its need

When the mother returns in the strange situation, the insecure-ambivalent infant may rush back to her, but is equally likely to resist her attempts at soothing.

According to Coi and Dodge's _________categories of sociometric status. Children who are frequently categorised both as 'liked most' and 'liked least' belong to the _________popularity type.

Higher levels of sensitive responsiveness have been associated with insecure attachment types

Andersson (1996) followed up 128 Swedish children who had experiences day care in early childhood and found

Atypical attachments have been recognised in major systems of psychiatric classification and are referred to as

Babies that score highly on this dimension of temperament are the most outgoing and least shy of the bunch

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an attachment

According to the five categories of sociometric status, children who are rarely categories as 'liked most' or 'liked least' by their peers belong to the neglected popularity type.

Beginning when the infant is about 6 months old, an intimate bond develops between caregivers and infants, called

In younger children friendship can only be defined using _______.

Three-year old Tatiana is always on high alert. When her mother leaves her in the care of her baby-sitter, she is often unconsoloable, even when her mother returns to try and ease the stress of the situation. Tatiana exhibits this attachment style

__________infants show friendliness toward strangers if the mother is present, but wariness if the mother is absent.

Apart from parenting style, parents may have an influence on their children's personality and social development indirectly by influencing the choices the children make regarding peers.

Coie and Dodge (1983) asked children to categorise their peers as

The unique experiences of each infant that contribute to the environmental portion of temperament and other developmental phenomenon are termed the

In the strange situation task, attachment researchers are most interested in

_________is a form of learning that occurs rapidly during a _________period and which the animal is biologically prepared to acquire.

Hinde et al (1985) defined friends as children who choose to play together more than

Which of the following is not a dimension of temperament proposed by Buss and Plomin (1984)?

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