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_____ are emotions that appear in infants older than six months.


A) Joy, fear, and disgust
B) Anger, interest, and disgust
C) Fear, surprise, and sadness
D) Pride, guilt, and embarrassment

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Which of the following statements regarding paternal caregiving is FALSE?


A) Stay-at-home fathers were as satisfied with their marriage as traditional parents.
B) They tended to be ostracized when they took their children to playgrounds.
C) Fathers have the ability to act as sensitively and responsively as mothers with their infants.
D) Paternal interactions usually center on child-care activities, such as feeding, changing diapers, and bathing.

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_____ can be defined as an individual's behavioral style and characteristic way of responding emotionally.


A) Attachment
B) Temperament
C) Perception
D) Social referencing

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When an infant puts her thumb in her mouth to help soothe herself, the infant is exhibiting:


A) the ability to inhibit or minimize the intensity and duration of emotional reactions.
B) the ability to increase distress reactions from her parents.
C) the lack of emotional inhibition.
D) the early signs of an intellectual disability.

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A mother hands her baby a rattle, saying, "Here you are." She then gently takes the rattle away, smiling and saying, "Thank you." She does this repeatedly, letting the baby keep the rattle for several seconds each time and encouraging the baby to offer the rattle. Eventually, the baby takes the rattle, holds it for a few seconds, and then holds it out to her mother and smiles. This is an example of:


A) sociability.
B) scaffolding.
C) emotionality.
D) reciprocal socialization.

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A recent study examined the synchronous relationship between maternal responses and infants. Mothers were separated from their baby, given a task, and as part of the study were selected to receive a positive or negative evaluation. Those with the negative evaluation, experiencing negative emotions, had infants who:


A) smiled more and had a decreased heart rate.
B) displayed similar negative emotions as evidenced by increases in heart rate.
C) were more likely to giggle when reunited with the mother.
D) were likely to seek out an alternate caregiver when reunited with the mother.

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According to developmental psychologists, the best time to soothe infants is:


A) right after they have become mildly distressed.
B) right after they have become severely distressed.
C) right before they get into an intense, agitated state.
D) the next day, because they are likely to be calm by then.

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What is the term used to describe "reading" emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a particular situation?


A) Social referencing
B) Deferred imitation
C) Infinite generativity
D) Reciprocal socialization

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While working at a day-care center, Sherry notices two children working together to pull a box of toys to the middle of the room. From her lifespan class in college Sherry knows this doesn't happen until children are around:


A) 6 months old.
B) 12 months old.
C) 18 months old.
D) 24 months old.

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A recent study revealed that sensitive maternal responding was linked to:


A) insecure disorganized attachment.
B) insecure avoidant attachment.
C) infant attachment security.
D) poorly developed primary emotions.

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Shoko responds positively to being picked up by others, and when put back down freely moves away to play. She would most likely be classified as:


A) securely attached.
B) extremely inhibited.
C) difficult.
D) insecurely attached.

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Tempest is in the Strange Situation and appears dazed, confused, and fearful. She would most likely be classified as:


A) insecure avoidant.
B) insecure disorganized.
C) insecure resistant.
D) securely attached.

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An inhibited temperament has been associated with all of the following EXCEPT:


A) low thyroxine levels.
B) a stable heart rate.
C) a high level of the hormone cortisol.
D) a high activity in the right frontal lobe of the brain.

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Therese is one-month-old and often smiles during sleep; this is most likely a(n) _____.

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Briefly describe the four phases of attachment as identified by John Bowlby.

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According to Bowlby, attachment does not...

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Eight-month-old Michael is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose. Michael will MOST likely:


A) touch his own nose to wipe off the spot.
B) touch the spot on the mirror, because he wants to wipe the spot off his own nose.
C) touch the spot on the mirror, because he wonders why that other child has a spot on his nose.
D) crawl away from the mirror, because he does not recognize his own reflection in the mirror.

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An attachment classification that is characterized by the infant's behaviors in the Strange Situation. These infants engage in little interaction with the caregiver, are not upset when the caregiver leaves the room, and do not reestablish contact with the caregiver upon reunion.

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Insecure a...

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The most frequent expression of an infant's fear involves:


A) fear of heights.
B) separation protest.
C) stranger anxiety.
D) fear of live animals.

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Monsena is an independent and adventurous child who likes to explore new places in her environment. However, her mother is overprotective and forbids Monsena from going to the backyard or garden in their house. Developmental psychologists would say that a discussion of this discrepancy concerns:


A) goodness of fit.
B) nonreciprocal interactions.
C) social dysfunction.
D) insecure attachment.

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Mariposa is in the Strange Situation; she moves freely away from her mother but keeps track of where she is through periodic glances. She would most likely be classified as:


A) insecurely attached.
B) extremely inhibited.
C) securely attached.
D) difficult.

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