Quiz 4 Flashcards
Negative effects of day-care where most likely
When infants spent more than 20 hours in a poor quality day-care and their mother was insensitive
Separation Anxiety tends to be most obvious:
Between 9 and 14 months
In general, most children in day-care show:
secure attachment
Which specific part of the brain is responsible for emotional regulation?
the anterior cingulate gyrus
If we place a dot of rouge on a 20 month-old girl’s nose and stand the child in front of a mirror, she may then touch her nose. This shows that the child has some:
self- awareness
What are the four categories of temperament suggested by the New Your Longitudinal study?
easy, difficult,, slow to warm- up, and hard to classify
Jimmy’s dad comes home from grocery shopping, sees Jimmy sitting on the sofa, and says, “Where’s that boy of mine?” Jimmy gives his dad a smile that spreads across his entire face, and his dad responds with an exaggerated surprised look. This is an example of:
synchrony
Which scenario portrays a secure attachment? A) a child being willing to explore a new environment in the presence of the caregiver, B) a child refusing to let other children play with toys, C) a child clinging to her mother in a new environment, D) a child mimicking his mother’s expression in a familiar environment
A
Ruby does not notice when her mother leaves the day-care center and ignores her mother when she returns. Ruby’s behavior is characteristic of ________ attachment.
insecure-avoidant
Geoffrey enjoys spending time with his one-year old son. Compared to his wife, Geoffrey’s interaction is more likely to be:
More actively playful
According to psychoanalytic theory, the child’s prime focus of pleasure for the first year of life is the:
Mouth
According to traditional behaviorism, personality is:
molded by one’s parent
According to cognitive theory, infants use their early relationships to develop a set of assumptions that become a frame of reference that may be used later in life. Such a set of assumptions is called a:
Working model
Based on research on toilet training: A) boys accomplish it earlier than girls, B) earlier initiation of toilet training is related to a shorter time until completion, C) earlier initiation of toilet training is related to a longer time until completion, D) The average age of toilet training in the US is about 20 months
C
Four-Month Old Tammi and thirteen month old Dawn are left with a babysitter. How will they react?
Dawn will probably show more distress than Tami
Research has found that a persons temperament is:
Linked to biological problems that appear is infancy.
In the Strange Situation, a sign of insecure attachment might be: A) smiling at a mother when she returns to the room, B) crying and unable to be comforted when the mother returns, C) seeking contact with Mother when reunited, D) playing happily as long as Mother is present
B
