Question 1

Luka has been with the baby-sitter all day.When his mother enters the room,he displays a fit of anger and pushes her away when she attempts to hug and kiss him hello.Ainsworth would characterize Luka as

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A)  having ambivalent attachment. 
B)  having avoidant attachment. 
C)  mildly attached. 
D)  autistic.

Question 2

Explain Bowlby's sequence of attachment.Why did he begin to study attachment? What did he hope to improve?

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Question 3

Consider the child's active role in his or her own emotional development.How might this role change as children enter adolescence? Be sure to support your argument(s)with empirical evidence.

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Question 4

Cognitive processes that act to bridge the gap between environmental stimuli and emotional expression are called

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A)  schemes. 
B)  mediators. 
C)  referents. 
D)  display rules.

Question 5

Explain some of the sex differences in emotions that appear in school age children.

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Question 6

Researchers have been cautioned about rigidly defining temperament according to the behavioral patterns of Western infants.The fact that Japanese mothers tend to report unique qualities in their infants,such as self-assertiveness,suggests that

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A)  there may be racial differences in temperament. 
B)  Asian infants are more precocious than American infants. 
C)  there may be cultural differences in parental expectations of temperament. 
D)  cultural dictates in parenting styles have little or no effect on a child's temperament.

Question 7

Research indicates that children are more liked by their peers if they have substantial knowledge about the emotions they experience.The likely reason for this is that these children

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A)  rarely display their emotions when in the presence of their peers. 
B)  may have learned to respond appropriately to the emotional expressions of their peers. 
C)  have learned to control their negative emotions. 
D)  display more emotions than most of their peers.

Question 8

The psychological component of emotions involves changes in the autonomic nervous system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Strong attachments seen in young children begin to change at about age three years,when children no longer show strong separation anxiety.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Studies on the effects of adoption on a child's emotional development suggest that separating a child from a biological parent

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A)  will have less of an emotional impact if the child is adopted at three months of age or younger. 
B)  is unlikely to produce emotional difficulties if the child is adopted before one year of age. 
C)  is unlikely to produce emotional difficulties in the child regardless of the age at which the separation occurs. 
D)  will have less of an emotional impact if the child is adopted at eight months of age or older.

Question 11

Infants who show wariness and fearfulness when they encounter unfamiliar people,objects,or events are said to be ________,whereas infants who approach novelty with interest and spontaneity are said to be _________.

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A)  disengaged;engaged 
B)  engaged;disengaged 
C)  inhibited;disinhibited 
D)  disinhibited;inhibited

Question 12

Children begin to use language to express their feelings

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A)  shortly after they begin to talk. 
B)  after they begin to form complete sentences. 
C)  when they enter daycare or preschool. 
D)  long after they acquire the words for feelings.

Question 13

Which of the following is not a method used to study the physiological functions associated with emotions?

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A)  PET 
B)  APEX 
C)  EEG 
D)  fMRI

Question 14

Emotional development in older children is closely affiliated with advances in cognition that

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A)  appear to have the same brain wave patterns as the primary emotions. 
B)  appear to have the same brain wave patterns as the complex emotions. 
C)  allow them to think in more complex,abstract terms. 
D)  allow them to associate emotions with situations rather than with internal psychological states.

Question 15

Which of the following is not a function of emotions?

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A)  Thermoregulation 
B)  Behavior regulation 
C)  Cognitive processing 
D)  Interpersonal interaction

Question 16

Researchers have shown that by _________ of age,infants are able to distinguish among several expressions,particularly happiness as opposed to anger,surprise,and sadness.

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A)  one year 
B)  three to four months 
C)  two to four weeks 
D)  six days

Question 17

Early developmental risk caused by prematurity

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A)  does not necessarily lead to a negative attachment pattern between mother and child. 
B)  increases the likelihood that mother and child will develop a secure attachment. 
C)  is very likely to lead to a negative attachment pattern between mother and child. 
D)  is very likely to lead to a lifelong pattern of avoidant attachment between mother and child.

Question 18

Research has shown that there are universal facial expressions for certain basic emotions that

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A)  are learned via socialization. 
B)  are specific to Western cultures. 
C)  many cultures cannot accurately identify. 
D)  are interpreted in similar ways across many cultures.

Question 19

Explain the biological perspective on emotional development.

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Question 20

An increasingly popular conceptualization of temperament classifies infants according to _________,or how easily they become aroused,and _________,or the ability to adjust one's level of arousal.

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A)  self-regulation;reactivity 
B)  inhibition;display rules 
C)  disinhibition;display rules 
D)  reactivity;self-regulation

Exam 11: Emotion