Social Developments Of Infants And Children

Question 1

_____ - involves the ways that infants and children relate to others

Answer 1

Social Development

Question 2

_____ - An important factor in a child’s social development (emotional ties that form between people and begins between parents and their child)

Answer 2

Attachment

Question 3

Attachment was studied by ______ who came to the conclusion that infants prefer being with people instead of being alone

Answer 3

Mary Ainsworth

Question 4

Infants develop attachments with their caregivers in ____ months

Answer 4

4 months

Question 5

Attachment with mothers grow around __ to__ months

Answer 5

6 to 7 months

Question 6

____ - Excessive worry and fear about being apart from family members or individuals to whom a child is most attached

Answer 6

Separation anxiety

Question 7

_____ and _____ are factors in a child developing this attachment

Answer 7

Contact comfort and imprinting

Question 8

_______ also studied attachment theory, but used infant monkeys (experiment by having the monkey decided between a comforting mother without milk or a monkey covered in barbed wire with milk, always preferred comfort)

Answer 8

Harry Harlow

Question 9

_____ - Instinctual need to be touched by something soft (monkeys became more exploratory of their environment because of their mothers comforting company)

Answer 9

Contact comfort

Question 10

_____ - Process by which some animals form an instinctual, immediate attachment during a critical period (animal can become _____ with unusual objects, humans do not have this)

Answer 10

Imprinting

Question 11

____ style - Developed when their primary caregiver is reliable

Answer 11

Secure attachment style

Question 12

______ style - Developed when caregivers are unresponsive to the needs of their child

Answer 12

Insecure attachment style

Question 13

___ attachment - When the child is unresponsive to the parent if the parent is totally inattentive

Answer 13

Avoidant attachment

Question 14

____ attachment - When the child becomes clingy due to inconsistent care from caregiver

Answer 14

Resistant attachment

Question 15

____ attachment - Due to child abuse, and the child avoids the parent

Answer 15

Disorganized attachment

Question 16

_____ - developmental disorder that is mostly diagnosed in childhood (a spectrum disorder)

Answer 16

Autism

Question 17

_____ - Severity of the disorder occurs along a spectrum from people with high-functioning to low-functioning forms

Answer 17

Spectrum Disorder

Question 18

_____ - Form of autism that is less severe, categorized by a specific interest

Answer 18

Asperger’s

Question 19

2 dimensions of parenting styles

Answer 19

^ warmth, v cold, < Not strict, > Strict

Question 20

___ parents - Shows lots of love and affection but rarely sets rules and boundaries ( acts more like a friend than a parent, child may lack discipline, high self esteem better social skills and lower depression rates)

Answer 20

Permissive parents

Question 21

______ parents - Have strict rules and shows very little warmth and affection towards their children (emphasis on conformity and obedience, rules aren’t relaxed and aren’t given a reason, children grow up to be unhappy)

Answer 21

Authoritarian parents

Question 22

______ parents - Involves a parent showing warmth and affection, while establishing rules and boundaries (set rules and open about them, children grow up with mostly positive self worth and have less issues)

Answer 22

Authoritative parents

Question 23

_____ parents - May show little love and affection towards their child but also do not show much discipline (not always neglectful, Ex: Parent who works multiple jobs and still cares for their child)

Answer 23

Uninvolved parents

Question 24

_____ - Physical, sexual, or psychological harm done to a child (Ex: exposing a child to alcohol or illicit drugs)

Answer 24

Child abuse

Question 25

____ - Caregiver is inattentive to the needs of the child

Answer 25

Child neglect

Question 26

______ - People who are legally required to make reports to proper authorities when they suspect a case of child abuse

Answer 26

Mandatory reporters

Question 27

_____ - The value or worth one sees in themselves (helps people with the struggles of life, those w/high ____ will be more confident in overcoming their struggles)

Answer 27

Self esteem

Question 28

______ positive regard - Parent shows love and acceptance for who their child is (child has higher self esteem)

Answer 28

Unconditional positive regard

Question 29

______ positive regard - Parent shows love and acceptance based on certain behaviors of their child

Answer 29

Conditional positive regard