Question 1

Dr. Peterson used the Attachment Q-Set (AQS)  to observe Marge and her son, Bart. What is Marge likely to experience?

Accepted Answer

A)   The assessment takes about 20 minutes.
B)   The assessment involves 8 episodes, with each episode involving separation and/or reunion between Marge and Bart.
C)   The assessment takes place in a university lab room that has one-way mirrors.
D)   The assessment involves sorting 90 cards into 9 piles.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about persistent crying in infants?

Accepted Answer

A)   The infant is consolable after a few minutes
B)   The amount of crying peaks around 6 months of age
C)   The crying is part of normal development
D)   The persistent crier is usually in great distress and needs medicalAttention

Question 3

Samuel, who responded to the Strange Situation procedure with extreme distress, but reacted to his mother's return with a mixture of relief and anger, would be classified as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

George fell and hurt his knee, but he resisted any displays of fear or pain. George is at least __________ old.

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A)   6 months
B)   12 months
C)   18 months
D)   2 years

Question 5

Some researchers suspect that infants who are temperamentally fearful and inhibited tend frequently to be classified as Pattern _______ in the Strange Situation procedure.

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D

Question 6

Critics contend that parents may not provide accurate reports of their infants' temperaments because

Accepted Answer

A)   parents may report their own reactions to infant behaviours, rather than objectively describe what the infant does.
B)   parents may report what they believe the researcher wishes to hear.
C)   parents may not be skilled at observing or describing their infants.
D)   All of the alternatives are correct.

Question 7

By what procedure are babies assigned to one of the three behavioural styles established by Thomas and Chess?

Accepted Answer

A)   Trained raters observe the infant in home and laboratory settings.
B)   Parents interact with their infants in the Strange Situation procedure.
C)   Observations of babies in a range of situations are supplemented with physiological measures associated with stress reactions.
D)   Parents participate in interviews and complete questionnaires about their infants.

Question 8

Some studies have reported positive correlations between difficult temperament during infancy and reports of behaviour and adjustment problems in later childhood, adolescence, or even adulthood. One possible reason for this positive correlation is that

Accepted Answer

A)   frequent crying and irritability increase the chances that a parent will comfort the child more, causing the child to rebel.
B)   frequent crying and irritability increase the chances that a parent will respond to the child in a negative manner, leading to a poorer parent-child relationship which affects the child negatively.
C)   the samples in such studies are biased because only a small number of infants are difficult.
D)   None of the alternatives are correct.

Question 9

Which model of cultural context provides a framework for thinking about parenting as a culturally constructed interface between the larger environment and the development of children? (Hint: It is the model that is composed of the physical and social settings, cultural customs of child rearing, and the psychology of caregivers.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model
B)   Whiting and Whiting's psychocultural model
C)   Super and Harkness' developmental niche
D)   Bandura's reciprocal determinism model

Question 10

Studies of the early face-to-face interactions of mothers and infants suggest that these interactions are important in establishing

Accepted Answer

A)   a pattern of communication between infant and caregiver.
B)   a baby's capacity for emotional self-regulation.
C)   maternal control over infant behaviour.
D)   infant influence on maternal behaviour.

Question 11

When exposed to the Strange Situation procedure, Jan seemed unconcerned. He barely noticed when his mother left the room and preferred to continue playing with the toy truck he found in the toy bin to seeking contact with her when she returned. According to Mary Ainsworth's attachment classification scheme, Jan's attachment to his mother would be labelled

Accepted Answer

A)   secure.
B)   insecure avoidant.
C)   anxious-ambivalent.
D)   disorganized.

Question 12

Critics of research that examines the impact of maternal employment on mother-infant attachment argue that

Accepted Answer

A)   the Strange Situation procedure is not a valid measure of attachment for babies who are experienced (and comfortable)  with their mothers routinely leaving them with others and returning later to pick them up.
B)   there is no scientific evidence to support the notion that infants benefit from a close and loving relationship with a single caregiver.
C)   close and intense mother-infant attachments lead to psychological problems with dependency later in life.
D)   All of the alternatives are correct.

Question 13

"EAS" in Plomin's classification of temperament refers to

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A)   emotionality, activity, and sociability.
B)   excitability, appeasement, and security.
C)   excitability, arousal, and self-regulation.
D)   emotionality, arousal, and self-regulation.

Question 14

According to learning theory, how would caregivers respond to infants who appear disinterested in social interaction, smile little, and dislike physical contact?

Accepted Answer

A)   Human caregivers have an innate need to protect the young and would provide equally good care to all infants regardless of how unrewarding the interactions might be.
B)   Unsociable infants should receive little attention from their caregivers because interacting with unresponsive infants is not reinforcing.
C)   Unsociable infants should receive a good deal of attention from their caregivers, because they are so undemanding.
D)   Unsociable infants should receive high amounts of attention from their caregivers, because adult humans are driven to elicit reactions from even the most passive of infants.

Question 15

Plomin's dimension of emotionality is similar to Rothbart's dimension of

Accepted Answer

A)   self-regulation.
B)   shyness.
C)   inhibition.
D)   reactivity.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about children's ability to recognize emotions is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Happiness, sadness, and anger are generally recognized earlier than disgust, surprise, and fear.
B)   Disgust, surprise, and fear are generally recognized earlier than happiness, sadness, and anger.
C)   Guilt and shame are generally recognized earlier than happiness, sadness, and anger.
D)   Although guilt is recognized earlier than happiness and sadness, shame is not recognized until much later.

Question 17

Tommy, who is 3 years old, fell down and badly scrapped his knee, but he did not cry and he told his brother it didn't hurt. Tommy could be said to be

Accepted Answer

A)   affectively mirroring his emotions.
B)   utilizing cultural display rules.
C)   exhibiting an easy temperament.
D)   engaging in interactional synchrony.

Question 18

The text discusses temperament and its relationship to what physiological indicator?

Accepted Answer

A)   Heart rate
B)   Respiration rate
C)   Cortisol level
D)   GSR

Question 19

How do babies classified as "slow-to-warm-up" according to the NLYS criteria differ from those classified as difficult?

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A)   The slow-to-warm-up baby adapts poorly to changing situations.
B)   The slow-to-warm-up baby tends to be more active.
C)   The slow-to-warm-up baby tends to react with less intensity.
D)   The slow-to-warm-up baby enjoys meeting new people.

Question 20

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