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Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition

E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough

Emotional Development

Key Terms Quiz


1		Although it is difficult for researchers to define emotion, the accepted definitions encompass feelings, physiological , and overt behaviour.


2		Emotions can be classified as either or affectivity.


3		Carroll Izard developed the , or Maximally Discriminative Facial Movement Coding System, to study the expressions of infants.


4		Mary Ainsworth believes that prompt attention by the caregiver contributes to a attachment between the infant and the caregiver.


5		Developmentalists define attachment as a close emotional bond between infants and .


6		Harlow and Zimmerman concluded that the object of attachment is the individual who provides comfort rather than oral satisfaction.


7		Mary Ainsworth attributes the nature of an infant's attachment to the and responsiveness of the primary .


8		In stressful situations, securely attached infants seek with their caregiver.


9		Poor quality day care can have developmental outcomes for the children.


10		Human infants demonstrate a rudimentary self-understanding at about months old.


11		Securely attached children exhibit than insecurely attached children.


12		Formation of an identity and a sense of self is by family relationships that are both individuated and connected.


13		The is a carefully worked out scenario designed to assess the nature and quality of the infant-caregiver attachment.


14		children actively avoid and ignore parents on reunion during the Strange Situation.


15		Kindergarten teachers estimate that one in children enters the classroom unprepared to meet its challenges.


16		Schaffer (1996) proposes that there are phases in the development of attachment.

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