Chapter 4

Question 1

Attachment

Answer 1

An affectionate tie that an infant forms with a caregiver- a tie that bonds them together in space and endures over time

Question 2

Phase 1: from birth to 2months

Answer 2

Infants instinctively direct their attachment to human figures. Strangers, siblings, and parents are equally likely to elicit smiling or crying from infant

Question 3

Phase 2: from 2 to 7m

Answer 3

Attachment becomes focused on one figure, usually the primary caregiver, as the baby gradually learns to distinguish between familiar and u familiar people

Question 4

Phase 3: from 7 to 24m

Answer 4

Specific attachments develop. With increased locomotor skills, babies actively seek co tact with regular caregivers, such as the mother or father

Question 5

Phase 4: from 24m on

Answer 5

Children become aware of other people’s feelings, goals, and plans and begin to take those into account in directing their own actions

Question 6

Securely attached child

Answer 6

In playroom: child plays happily
Mother leaves: child pauses is not as happy
Mother returns: child welcomes her, returns to play