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Recent research has indicated that once an infant has become securely attached to an adult _____.


A) a healthy personality is expected throughout life
B) no relationship problems will occur later on
C) he or she is likely to be a securely attached child
D) his or her attachment status never changes

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

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Why does a child use social referencing?

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Social referencing offers visual and ver...

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Proximal parenting tends to produce children who are _____.


A) self-aware
B) compliant
C) competitive
D) independent

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

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Researchers placed a dot of rouge on babies' noses and then had them look into a mirror. On average, at what age did most babies touch their own noses when they saw their reflection?


A) 3 months
B) 6 months
C) 9 months
D) 18 months

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

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A parent and a toddler meet someone who makes the parent nervous. The toddler will probably _____.


A) act anxious
B) smile and reach for the person
C) start crying and hit the person
D) not show any reaction

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

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Develop a time line for achieving the following attachment milestones. Give the approximate age at which infants typically: 1) recognize familiar people 2) respond to others' facial expressions in the still-face experiment 3) exhibit a style of attachment to caregivers 4) recognize themselves in a mirror 5) exhibit social referencing

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Which of these factors in the mother was associated with a negatively engaged infant?


A) matching the infants' actions
B) responding to baby's efforts to connect
C) lower levels of education
D) expressing anger when baby cries

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

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The difficulty in distinguishing distinct emotions in early infancy is probably due to brain immaturity.

A) True
B) False

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A 12-month-old boy who clings anxiously to his mother and cries loudly every time the mother moves toward the door is probably demonstrating insecure-_____/ambivalent attachment.

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_____ learning takes place by observing others.


A) Cognitive
B) Psychoanalytic
C) Social
D) Developmental

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

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Geoffrey enjoys spending time with his 1-year-old son. Compared to his wife, Geoffrey's interaction with their son is likely to be _____.


A) more actively playful
B) less noisy and boisterous
C) more involved with basic care
D) less active and energetic

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

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Sarah and David are ready to leave for their first date night in months. The babysitter has arrived and 18-month-old Gideon seems content playing with her, so Mom and Dad say, "See you soon!" and open the front door. Gideon howls, "Noooooo!" and runs to block his parents' exit. What emotional development is Gideon displaying?


A) separation anxiety
B) social smile
C) stranger wariness
D) insecure attachment

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

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In their study of "temperamental individuality," New York Longitudinal Study researchers found that infants can be characterized as _____, difficult, hard-to-classify, or slow-to-warm-up.

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Which 4-month-old girl's temperament is likely to change over time?


A) Yolanda, who is exuberant and easygoing
B) Michaela, who is inhibited and fearful
C) Nellie, who is fussy and unpredictable
D) Paulette, who is sometimes positive and sometimes fearful

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

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An infant's fear of being left alone by a parent or other caregiver is called _____.

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Proximity-seeking and contact-maintaining attachment behaviors have been crucial to the survival of the species.

A) True
B) False

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In the Strange Situation, a sign of secure attachment is _____.


A) smiling at Mother when she returns to the room
B) crying and not being comforted when Mother comes back
C) ignoring Mother when she returns to the room
D) being reluctant to leave Mother to play with new toys

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

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Regina is easily disturbed, unhappy, and cries a lot. The New York Longitudinal Study researchers would say that Regina's temperament is _____.


A) difficult
B) challenging
C) experiencing asynchrony
D) typical

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

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According to the New York Longitudinal Study, an infant with colic would be classified as _____.

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Temperament is based in biology.

A) True
B) False

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