M1 EXAM

Question 1

Typical prenatal development lasts between

Answer 1

38 to 40 weeks

Question 2

Nakita is 18 months old, and she has a tendency to cry when strangers come near her. She is displaying one of a baby’s earliest emotions, _____.

Answer 2

fear

Question 3

What is the term used to describe “reading” emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a particular situation?

Answer 3

social referencing

Question 4

The Strange Situation is an observational measure of infant attachment developed by Mary Ainsworth. It requires the infant to

Answer 4

move through a series of introductions, separations, and reunions with his or her mother and a stranger

Question 5

TRUE OR FALSE
Living women with peripartum depression alone is much needed. They need their peace and time on their own.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Proposed that attachment to a caregiver over the first year of life has important consequences throughout the lifespan.

Answer 6

John Bowlby

Question 7

Klinefelter syndrome affects___

Answer 7

only males

Question 8

In some cases, one gene of a pair always exerts its effects overriding the potential influence of the other gene. This is the _____ principle.

Answer 8

dominant-recessive genes