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1
Which of the following can be involved in the experience of emotion?
A)physiological arousal
B)conscious experience
C)behavior
D)All of these can be associated with emotion.
2
John has a long initial cry following an extended period of breath-holding. This pattern can best be described as a(n) ______ cry.
A)anger
B)basic
C)pain
D)anger or basic
3
Regarding crying and smiling, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Babies have at least three types of cries.
B)Females, particularly mothers, are innately programmed to respond nurturantly to an infant's cries.
C)There are two types of smiles that can be distinguished in infants.
D)Although there is controversy about whether babies should be soothed after a cry, an increasing number of developmentalists support that infant crying should be responded to immediately.
4
Ten-month-old Sara is gradually developing the ability to inhibit the intensity and duration of her reactions in order to adapt and reach her goals. Which developmental achievement is Sara mastering?
A)emotional regulation
B)attachment
C)social referencing
D)temperament
5
John and Mary, new parents, should expect their baby to have his first social smile around which age?
A)2 to 3 months
B)3 to 4 months
C)5 to 7 months
D)6 to 8 months
6
Which set of descriptors is associated with the famous study of infant temperament?
A)secure, insecure, and disorganized
B)smiling, separation protest, stranger anxiety, and social referencing
C)anger cry, basic cry, and pain cry
D)easy baby, difficult baby, and slow-to-warm-up baby
7
Baby Elizabeth has a low activity level, is somewhat negative, and displays a low intensity of mood. She would best be described as having which type of temperament?
A)slow-to-warm-up
B)easy
C)difficult
D)sociable
8
Fourteen-month-old Duane's temperament is categorized as "inhibition to the unfamiliar." Based on this categorization, we would predict that Duane will exhibit all but which of the following?
A)introversion
B)shyness with strangers
C)sociability
D)negative affectivity
9
Two-year-old Salina's temperament matches the demands of her environment. Psychologists would describe Salina as having ______.
A)low stranger anxiety
B)strong emotional regulation
C)goodness of fit
D)secure attachment
10
Which of Erikson's stages are relevant to development in infancy?
A)trust versus mistrust
B)autonomy versus shame
C)initiative versus guilt
D)both a and b
11
A psychologist uses the mirror-and-rouge technique to determine if a infant has a sense of: ______.
A)trust.
B)self.
C)attachment.
D)autonomy.
12
Which of the following researchers did NOT study attachment?
A)Harry Harlow
B)Mary Ainsworth
C)John Bowlby
D)Sheila Kamerman
13
Eighteen-month-old Arianna has developed specific attachments to her father and grandmother. According to Bowlby, in which phase of attachment is Arianna?
A)phase 1
B)phase 2
C)phase 3
D)phase 4
14
In the Strange Situation, 11-month-old Mai uses her mother as a safe base from which to explore her environment. Which type of as attachment describes Mai's behavior?
A)insecure avoidant
B)secure
C)insecure resistant
D)disorganized
15
Ten-month-old Jorge exhibits an insecure-resistant style in the Strange Situation. We would predict that Jorge's caregiver demonstrates which style?
A)sensitivity to Jorge's needs and consistently available to meet them
B)unavailable or rejecting toward Jorge
C)inconsistently available and usually not affectionate with Jorge
D)neglectful or physically abusive of Jorge
16
In a cross-cultural study reported in the text, attachment styles were compared in babies from the United States, Germany, and Japan. Which of the following is a finding from this study?
A)Attachment styles are similar in all of the cultures.
B)The most common type of attachment in all three cultures is secure attachment.
C)Japanese infants are more avoidant than U.S. infants, while German infants are less avoidant than U.S. infants.
D)All of these are findings from this study.
17
Ainsworth believes that _________ in the first year of life provides an important foundation for psychological development later in life. The infant uses a caregiver as a secure base from which to explore the environment.
A)secure attachment
B)Strange Situation
C)attachment
D)emotional regulation
18
The principle of reciprocal socialization suggests that parents ______ socialize children and children ______ socialize parents.
A)do/do
B)do/do not
C)do not/do
D)do not/do not
19
Lawrence times his interactions with his infant daughter so that his daughter can experience turn-taking, thereby developing her own abilities. Psychologists describe Lawrence's strategy as ______.
A)reciprocal socialization
B)attachment
C)autonomy
D)scaffolding
20
Of the following, which is an example of a polyadic family system?
A)mother and child
B)father and child
C)mother, father, and child
D)mother and father
21
Regarding gender differences in parental caregiving, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Paternal interactions are more likely to include play.
B)Fathers engage in more rough-and-tumble play with their infants.
C)Infants consistently demonstrate a preference for their mothers.
D)Maternal interactions usually center on child-care activities.







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