Ch 6 Infancy Social/emotional Dev

Question 1

Attachment

Answer 1

An affectional band characterized by seeking closeness with another and distress upon separation

Question 2

Separation anxiety

Answer 2

Fear of separation from a target of attachment

Question 3

Secure attachment

Answer 3

Type of attachment characterized by mild distress at leave-takings and being readily soothed by reunion

Question 4

Insecure attachment

Answer 4

Attachment behavior characterized by avoiding caregiver, excessive clinging or inconsistency

Question 5

Avoidant attachment

Answer 5

Type of insecure attachment characterized by apparent indifference to leave-takings by and reunions with an attachment figure

Question 6

Ambivalent/resistant attachment

Answer 6

Type of insecure attachment characterized by severe distress at leave-takings and ambivalent behavior at reunions

Question 7

Disorganized-disoriented attachment

Answer 7

A type of insecure attachment characterized by dazed and contradictory behaviors toward an attachment figure

Question 8

Indiscriminate attachment

Answer 8

The display of attachment behaviors toward any person

Question 9

Initial- preattachment phase

Answer 9

First phase in development of attachment , characterized by indiscriminate attachment

Question 10

Attachment-in-the-making phase

Answer 10

The second phase in development of attachment, characterized by preference for familiar figures

Question 11

Clear-cut-attachment phase

Answer 11

The third phase in development of attachment, characterized by intensified dependence on the primary caregiver

Question 12

Contact comfort

Answer 12

The pleasure derived from physical contact with another

Question 13

Ethologist

Answer 13

Scientist who studies behavior of animals

Question 14

Social smile

Answer 14

A smile that occurs in response to a human voice or face

Question 15

Emotional regulation

Answer 15

Techniques for controlling one’s emotional states

Question 16

Temperament

Answer 16

Individual difference in style of reaction that is present early in life

Question 17

Goodness of fit

Answer 17

Agreement between the parents’ expectations of a child and the child’s temperament