Chapter 4

Question 1

social smile

Answer 1

a smile by a human, evident in infants about 6 weeks after birth

Question 2

cortisol

Answer 2

primary stress hormone

Question 3

separation anxiety

Answer 3

clinging & crying when a caregiver is about to leave, most obvious between 9-14 months old

Question 4

stranger wariness

Answer 4

fear of unfamiliar people

Question 5

temperament

Answer 5

tendency to react to a word in a certain way

Question 6

attachment

Answer 6

an affectional tie that an infant forms with a caregiver

Question 7

secure attachment

Answer 7

a relationship in which an infant obtains both comfort & confidence from the presence of their caregiver

Question 8

insecure avoidant attachment

Answer 8

an attachment in which the infant avoids connection with the caregiver, the infant seems to not care about the caregivers presence, departure, or return

Question 9

insecure resistant attachment

Answer 9

infants anxiety and uncertainty are evident, infant becomes very upset at separation from caregiver & resists contact on reuinon

Question 10

disorganized attachment

Answer 10

bizarre actions by infant, inconsistent reactions to caregiver

Question 11

strange situation

Answer 11

measuring an infants attachment by evoking reactions to the stress of various adult coming & goings

Question 12

colic

Answer 12

uncontrollable crying, results of immature digestion

Question 13

social joy & laughter occurs when

Answer 13

2-4 months

Question 14

anger occurs at

Answer 14

6 months

Question 15

limbic system: the amygdala

Answer 15

helps process emotions like fear & aggression