Question 1

__________ theory of attachment recognizes the infant's emotional tie to the caregiver as an evolved response that promotes survival.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecological systems 
B)  Sociocultural 
C)  Behaviorist 
D)  Ethological 
A)  Ecological systems 
B)  Sociocultural 
C)  Behaviorist 
D)  Ethological

Question 2

Infants of depressed mothers

Accepted Answer

A)  often turn to their fathers for caretaking needs. 
B)  have abnormally low cortisol levels. 
C)  quickly learn to sooth themselves. 
D)  are less attentive to their surroundings. 
A)  often turn to their fathers for caretaking needs. 
B)  have abnormally low cortisol levels. 
C)  quickly learn to sooth themselves. 
D)  are less attentive to their surroundings.

Question 3

Common fears during the school years include

Accepted Answer

A)  monsters and ghosts. 
B)  acts of nature, such as thunder and lightning. 
C)  family finances and college selection. 
D)  poor academic performance and the possibility of personal harm. 
A)  monsters and ghosts. 
B)  acts of nature, such as thunder and lightning. 
C)  family finances and college selection. 
D)  poor academic performance and the possibility of personal harm.

Question 4

When June's father enters the room at her child-care center, June breaks into a broad, friendly smile. When he picks her up, June pats his face, explores his hair, and snuggles against him. June is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  attachment. 
B)  empathy. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  compliance. 
A)  attachment. 
B)  empathy. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  compliance.

Question 5

Hobie has developed a set of expectations about the availability of attachment figures, their likelihood of providing support during times of stress, and his interaction with those figures. Hobie has a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidant attachment. 
B)  resistant attachment. 
C)  internal working model of attachment. 
D)  slow-to-warm-up temperamental style. 
A)  avoidant attachment. 
B)  resistant attachment. 
C)  internal working model of attachment. 
D)  slow-to-warm-up temperamental style.

Question 6

Discuss attachment security in skipped-generation families.

Accepted Answer

About 4 to 5 percent of U.S. children li

Question 7

Temper tantrums tend to occur because toddlers

Accepted Answer

A)  frequently compete with siblings for desired toys. 
B)  are easily overwhelmed and often have a difficult temperament. 
C)  recall that crying as an infant got them immediate adult attention. 
D)  cannot control the intense anger that often arises when an adult rejects their demands. 
A)  frequently compete with siblings for desired toys. 
B)  are easily overwhelmed and often have a difficult temperament. 
C)  recall that crying as an infant got them immediate adult attention. 
D)  cannot control the intense anger that often arises when an adult rejects their demands.

Question 8

In Australia, infants who spend full days in government-funded child-care centers

Accepted Answer

A)  show a mild decrease in saliva concentrations of cortisol across the day. 
B)  have a higher rate of secure attachment than infants informally cared for by relatives, friends, and babysitters. 
C)  have a lower rate of secure attachment than infants informally cared for by relatives, friends, and babysitters. 
D)  exhibit defiance and disobedience in middle childhood. 
A)  show a mild decrease in saliva concentrations of cortisol across the day. 
B)  have a higher rate of secure attachment than infants informally cared for by relatives, friends, and babysitters. 
C)  have a lower rate of secure attachment than infants informally cared for by relatives, friends, and babysitters. 
D)  exhibit defiance and disobedience in middle childhood.

Question 9

When parents of multiple children are asked to describe their children's personalities, they often

Accepted Answer

A)  regard siblings as more distinct than other observers do. 
B)  emphasize similarities between siblings. 
C)  regard their children as more alike than other observers do. 
D)  rate their children as moderately similar. 
A)  regard siblings as more distinct than other observers do. 
B)  emphasize similarities between siblings. 
C)  regard their children as more alike than other observers do. 
D)  rate their children as moderately similar.

Question 10

Research indicates that attachment security is more likely when the interactional synchrony between adult and infant reflects __________ coordination.

Accepted Answer

A)  constant 
B)  tight 
C)  minimal 
D)  moderate 
A)  constant 
B)  tight 
C)  minimal 
D)  moderate

Question 11

About 19 percent of North American mothers and 15 percent of fathers without psychological disturbance have a(n) __________ internal working model.

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomous/secure 
B)  dismissive 
C)  preoccupied 
D)  unresolved 
A)  autonomous/secure 
B)  dismissive 
C)  preoccupied 
D)  unresolved

Question 12

Baby Hugo readily turns away from a highly stimulating novel event and engages in self-soothing. Hugo is probably

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to feel shame after failure. 
B)  more likely to feel pride after success. 
C)  less prone to distress. 
D)  highly distractible. 
A)  more likely to feel shame after failure. 
B)  more likely to feel pride after success. 
C)  less prone to distress. 
D)  highly distractible.

Question 13

Four-year-old Clarissa realizes that when the class talks about fish during circle time, her friend Amy feels sad because her fish died recently. Clarissa puts her arm around Amy's shoulders and pats her. Clarissa has reached a stage of cognitive development where

Accepted Answer

A)  she uses social referencing to comfort Amy. 
B)  she realizes that thinking and feeling are interconnected. 
C)  she becomes overwhelmed by others' distress. 
D)  internal explanations for emotional reactions are emphasized more than external explanations. 
A)  she uses social referencing to comfort Amy. 
B)  she realizes that thinking and feeling are interconnected. 
C)  she becomes overwhelmed by others' distress. 
D)  internal explanations for emotional reactions are emphasized more than external explanations.

Question 14

Which of the following situations would be considered an excellent context for early learning about emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel play with a peer 
B)  make-believe play with siblings 
C)  solitary play 
D)  functional play with a new playmate 
A)  parallel play with a peer 
B)  make-believe play with siblings 
C)  solitary play 
D)  functional play with a new playmate

Question 15

Elevated heart rate and blood pressure, a depressed immune response, and reduced digestive activity are all outcomes of

Accepted Answer

A)  social referencing. 
B)  an avoidant attachment. 
C)  joint attention. 
D)  psychological stress. 
A)  social referencing. 
B)  an avoidant attachment. 
C)  joint attention. 
D)  psychological stress.

Question 16

Although strong cultural variations exist, the most common attachment quality in all societies is

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidant. 
B)  resistant. 
C)  disorganized/disoriented. 
D)  secure. 
A)  avoidant. 
B)  resistant. 
C)  disorganized/disoriented. 
D)  secure.

__________ theory of attachment recognizes the infant's emotional tie to the caregiver as an evolved response that promotes survival.

Infants of depressed mothers

Common fears during the school years include

When June's father enters the room at her child-care center, June breaks into a broad, friendly smile. When he picks her up, June pats his face, explores his hair, and snuggles against him. June is exhibiting

Hobie has developed a set of expectations about the availability of attachment figures, their likelihood of providing support during times of stress, and his interaction with those figures. Hobie has a(n)

Discuss attachment security in skipped-generation families.

Temper tantrums tend to occur because toddlers

In Australia, infants who spend full days in government-funded child-care centers

When parents of multiple children are asked to describe their children's personalities, they often

Research indicates that attachment security is more likely when the interactional synchrony between adult and infant reflects __________ coordination.

About 19 percent of North American mothers and 15 percent of fathers without psychological disturbance have a(n) __________ internal working model.

Baby Hugo readily turns away from a highly stimulating novel event and engages in self-soothing. Hugo is probably

Four-year-old Clarissa realizes that when the class talks about fish during circle time, her friend Amy feels sad because her fish died recently. Clarissa puts her arm around Amy's shoulders and pats her. Clarissa has reached a stage of cognitive development where

Which of the following situations would be considered an excellent context for early learning about emotions?

Elevated heart rate and blood pressure, a depressed immune response, and reduced digestive activity are all outcomes of

Although strong cultural variations exist, the most common attachment quality in all societies is

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Peers, Media, and Schooling

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Exam 10: Emotional Development

__________ theory of attachment recognizes the infant's emotional tie to the caregiver as an evolved response that promotes survival.

Infants of depressed mothers

Common fears during the school years include

When June's father enters the room at her child-care center, June breaks into a broad, friendly smile. When he picks her up, June pats his face, explores his hair, and snuggles against him. June is exhibiting

Hobie has developed a set of expectations about the availability of attachment figures, their likelihood of providing support during times of stress, and his interaction with those figures. Hobie has a(n)

Discuss attachment security in skipped-generation families.

Temper tantrums tend to occur because toddlers

In Australia, infants who spend full days in government-funded child-care centers

When parents of multiple children are asked to describe their children's personalities, they often

Research indicates that attachment security is more likely when the interactional synchrony between adult and infant reflects __________ coordination.

About 19 percent of North American mothers and 15 percent of fathers without psychological disturbance have a(n) __________ internal working model.

Baby Hugo readily turns away from a highly stimulating novel event and engages in self-soothing. Hugo is probably

Four-year-old Clarissa realizes that when the class talks about fish during circle time, her friend Amy feels sad because her fish died recently. Clarissa puts her arm around Amy's shoulders and pats her. Clarissa has reached a stage of cognitive development where

Which of the following situations would be considered an excellent context for early learning about emotions?

Elevated heart rate and blood pressure, a depressed immune response, and reduced digestive activity are all outcomes of

Although strong cultural variations exist, the most common attachment quality in all societies is

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Peers, Media, and Schooling

Filters