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Anthony is just starting to crawl and has taken to following his mother around the house. He also lifts his arms up to her when he wants to be picked up. According to Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment, which phase is Anthony currently in?


A) Phase 1
B) Phase 2
C) Phase 4
D) Phase 3

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Therese is one month old and often smiles during sleep, this is most likely a _____.

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Carrie is a 19-year-old single mother. She often feels overwhelmed and depressed about her situation and frequently neglects her 8-month-old son and his needs. On several occasions, she has slapped his hand when he reaches for her cell phone. Carrie's baby is MOST likely to develop a(n) _____ with her.


A) insecure avoidant attachment
B) insecure disorganized attachment
C) insecure resistant
D) secure attachment

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The results of the study conducted by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in 1991 indicate that:


A) extensive use of day care hurts parent-child relationships.
B) the influence of families and parenting is not weakened by extensive use of day care.
C) a majority of the child care in the first three years of life was of high quality.
D) child-care quality was linked to attachment security at 36 months of age.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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According to critics, the Strange Situation might not be able to capture important differences among infants because:


A) the Strange Situation is a controlled, artificial situation.
B) there is too little control of contextual factors in the Strange Situation.
C) information from the Strange Situation is biased by observers' impressions.
D) as a measure of attachment, it may be culturally biased.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Experts on infant socioemotional development, such as Jerome Kagan, conclude that _____ makes it unlikely that emotions which require thought can be experienced in the first year.


A) lack of innate emotions in the infant brain
B) the structural immaturity of the infant brain
C) incomplete myelination in the first two months
D) lack of reciprocity of emotional expressions

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements about child care and socioeconomic status is TRUE?


A) High-quality child care is available only to those children whose parents are wealthy.
B) Children are more likely to experience poor quality child care if their parents have few resources.
C) Children staying in day care for longer than 40 hours/week tend to experience depression regardless of the quality of the care.
D) There is not enough research on child care and socioeconomic status to be able to make any correlations.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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According to Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment, what is the time period of phase 2?


A) From 2 to 7 months
B) From birth to 2 months
C) From 12 to 24 months
D) From 8 to 12 months

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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The research on fathers as caregivers indicates that fathers:


A) are less able to be nurturing caregivers than mothers.
B) are biologically more suited for a nurturing caregiver role than are mothers.
C) interact with their babies in different ways depending on whether they are the primary caregiver.
D) interact with their babies in different ways than mothers do, regardless of which parent is the primary caregiver.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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_____ refers to the match between a child's temperament and the environmental demands the child must cope with.


A) Social referencing
B) Secure attachment
C) Goodness of fit
D) Reciprocal socialization

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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According to John Bowlby, at what age do infants/children begin to take into consideration the feelings of others before acting?


A) Before 6 months
B) Between 12 to 18 months
C) Between 18 to 20 months
D) From 24 months on

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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In which of the following situations will 9-month-old Lucy show the LEAST stranger anxiety?


A) When she meets an unsmiling stranger at her home
B) When she meets another 9-month-old baby at her home
C) When she meets a passive stranger in an unfamiliar place
D) When she meets an aggressive stranger in an unfamiliar place

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What is the significant finding of Harlow's experiments on monkeys reared by surrogate mothers?


A) Contact comfort is not the crucial element in the attachment process.
B) Feeding is the crucial element in the attachment process.
C) Contact comfort is the crucial element in the attachment process.
D) Feeding and contact comfort are equally important in the attachment process.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Separation protest is characterized by:


A) rejoicing when the caregiver returns.
B) crying when the caregiver shouts.
C) crying when the caregiver leaves.
D) indifference to the whereabouts of the caregiver.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Austin is in the Strange Situation and shows strong patterns of avoidance and resistance. He also displays extreme fearfulness around the caregiver. He would be classified as _____.


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

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Diego is in the Strange Situation with his caregiver; he explores the room and examines the toys that have been placed in it. He uses the caregiver as a secure base from which to explore the room. He would be classified as _____.


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

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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In their longitudinal investigation, Chess and Thomas found that _____ percent of the children they studied could be classified as difficult.


A) 10
B) 30
C) 40
D) 55

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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When placed in his bed for the night, after a little crying and whimpering, a 20-month-old was overhead saying, "Go sleep, Alex. Okay." This is an example of _____.


A) infinite generativity
B) reciprocal socialization
C) deferred imitation
D) emotional regulation

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Baby Pilar is crying. Her crying is characterized by the sudden appearance of loud crying without preliminary moaning, followed by breath holding. This is most likely a _____.

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_____ can include connections between a wide range of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes, and also can involve social contexts such as families, peers, schools, and culture.


A) Reciprocal socializations
B) Developmental cascades
C) Secure attachments
D) Scaffolding

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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