Exam 4: Entering the Social World

According to research, which ethnicity of babies tends to be fearful and emotionally negative?

Elita is feeling guilty about sending her 18-month-old daughter off to daycare. Assuming Elita is sending her daughter to a quality daycare centre, should she be worried?

According to research, how many types of attachment are there?

Which individual is most responsible for today's evolutionary view of attachment?

Janie was eating her dinner and her parents offered her a taste of liver for the first time. Upon eating it, Janie spat out the meat, wrinkled up her face, and said, "That's icky!" What negative emotion was Janie expressing?

As a daycare provider, you notice that 4-year-old Danny is abnormally hostile towards his peers. What infant attachment style would he most likely have had?

Which term is "autonomy" most synonymous with?

Teresa decides to help a friend find her lost cat because the friend is likely to give Teresa a reward. What does this example illustrate?

Which of the following is an example of simple social play?

You are the infant's "playmate." When distressed, this child does not prefer you, but when the child wants to play, she chooses you. Which relationship do you most likely have with the child?

Dr. Ginsberg's lecture on attachment concludes that babies express behaviour that makes it more likely they will form attachments to adults because, in the past, infants that expressed these behaviours were the infants that survived. What kind of approach to attachment is Dr. Ginsberg presenting?

Consider the biopsychosocial explanation of attachment. Which forces are involved in parental responses to infant crying and laughing?

According to recent research, what kind of effect does sending a 15-month-old child to daycare have on that child's attachment to his or her mother?

Dr. Ramone is interested in studying how babies are different in terms of their behaviour toward other people, how energetic they are, and how easily they are upset. What is Dr. Ramone most likely studying?

Which aspect of Sunshine Daycare Centre's advertisement is inconsistent with your textbook's description of quality daycare?

Anthony and Martina are the new parents of a new baby named Zoe and are wondering whether Zoe will attach to them. If Zoe is a typical baby, what will she most likely do?

Even though he is only 20 days old, David appears to like being around other people. How would a theorist use the concept of temperament to explain his behaviour?

Julio and Kari are babies who are the same age, but are very different from each other in that Julio enjoys playing quietly, while Kari enjoys a lot of physical movement. Which dimension of temperament do Julio and Kari differ in?

When reunited with their caregiver, what do securely attached infants tend to show?

Erin's 5-month-old daughter Kyla moves closer to her mother when she sees a clown outside the mall. What does this movement signify about Kyla?