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1. Your body’s physiological reaction to a situation, your interpretation of it, communication with
another person, and your own actions are all part of what we call
a. temperament.
b. arousal.
*c. emotion.
d. empathy.
a. basic emotions emerge at about the same time in infants around the world, but Western
infants are much more fearful and angry than other infants.
b. surprisingly we find large difference in the early emotions that infants express as we
compare one country to another.
*c. basic emotions are remarkably similar around the world, but how we experience and
show emotions can differ from one culture to another.
d. different parts of the brain are responsible for controlling emotions in different infants.
b. temperamental templates.
c. primordial emotions.
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d. basic emotions.
4. A boy in the United States who is hurt on the playing field may come off the field feeling very
angry because
a. the area of the brain that controls the emotion of anger and the one that controls the
emotion of sadness are right next to each other.
*b. in this culture it is more acceptable for a boy to express the emotion of anger than the
emotion of sadness.
c. a young child has not yet learned how to distinguish between the emotions of anger and
sadness.
5. Today 3-year-old Chandra is going for her first flight on an airplane. As the engines begin to roar,
the plane vibrates as it picks up speed, and as it finally lifts off the ground, she looks at her mother's
expression. Her mother is smiling as she looks out of the window, so Chandra thinks that flying must
fun and begins smiling herself. This is an example of
b. sympathy.
c. empathic feelings.
d. emotional intelligence.
a. be patient because children easily outgrow the characteristics of a difficult child as they
get older.
b. frequently expose the child to novelty because this is the best way to help the child
become more flexible about what happens to him.
*c. try to keep the child's environment regular and predictable and give the child plenty of
time to adapt to changes.
d. let the child spend time with other children who have more easygoing temperaments.
7. The consequences for a child of having one type of temperament versus another largely depends
upon
a. the age of the child, because people are much more accepting of a difficult temperament
in a young child.
b. how flexible the child is when he or she is confronted with new experiences.
*c. the goodness of fit between the child's characteristics and the demands of the
environment.
d. the gender of the child, because people are more willing to accept a difficult
temperament in a boy than in a girl.
*a. there is a tendency for temperament to be stable over time, although smaller changes
can occur.
c. there is seldom, if ever, any noticeable changes in temperament as children get older.
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*a. being sensitive to the infant’s signals so he doesn’t need to get frantic to get a response
from you.
c. overstimulating the infant so that he needs to calm himself down after you play with him.
d. letting the infant spend a good deal of time by himself so he becomes familiar with his
own feelings.
11. Psychoanalyst Margaret Mahler has proposed that an infant's first understanding of the self is
based upon
12. A child’s ability to correctly use the pronouns “I” and “you” has been linked to an greater ability
to
13. A toddler's sense of possessiveness and declarations that something is “Mine!!” is an indication
that the child
*a. is developing a clearer sense of himself as separate from those around them.
14. Harry Harlow’s research with macaque monkeys raised with surrogate mothers led him to
conclude that
*a. it was contact comfort that created the mother-infant attachment bond.
d. attachment was related to the resolution of the Oedipal complex in the mother-infant
relationship.
15. The research that Ainsworth conducted on attachment was done using
*b. observations.
c. case studies.
d. correlational studies.
a. preattachment.
d. goal-corrected partnership.
c. measure the amount of guilt or shame an infant feels when she misbehaves.
18. When an infant has a secure attachment to a parent, the infant can
19. The pattern of attachment called anxious avoidant attachment has been associated with a
caregiver who is
c. able to anticipate the infant's needs before the infant even signals what he needs.
20. Infants who are classified as _______________ are unpredictable in the way they behave and
show no coherent way of dealing with attachment issues.
a. anxious avoidant
*b. disorganized/disoriented
c. anxious ambivalent
d. resistant
21. One of the consequences of having an infant who suffers from colic is that
a. the infant is more likely to be securely attached to her father than to her mother.
b. an attachment may not form between mother and infant until the infant is two years old
or older.
*c. it may make the mother question her ability to effectively care for her infant.
d. the infant may have excessive levels of neurotransmitters and not be able to respond to
his mother's care.
22. Cross-cultural studies of attachment have found that the proportion of children classified as
securely attached _________ differ from one country to another, but the proportion of infants in
the different categories of insecure attachment _________ differ.
23. Beliefs such as “Others are unpredictable and I don't know what to expect from them” or “I can't
explore because I might miss an opportunity for love” would reflect having a
24. When the circumstances of a child’s life situation change, there is evidence that
b. a secure attachment might become insecure, but an insecure attachment cannot change
for the better.
c. an insecure attachment can change to a secure one, but a secure attachment will be
unaffected by a change in circumstances.
*d. a change in life circumstances can change a secure attachment to an insecure one, or an
insecure attachment to a secure one.
25. Children who have been adopted from institutional settings in which they received inadequate
care are best able to recover from this early deprivation if
26. In studying infants from ages 6 to 30 months with reactive attachment disorder (RAD), results
found that
a. the incidence was the same between children who were institutionalized and the control
group who had never been institutionalized.
*b. the incidence was higher in children who were institutionalized compared to the control
group, but those who were moved from an institution to foster care showed the same
incidence as the control group.
c. the incidence was the same between children who were institutionalized and those who
were in foster care.
d. those who were institutionalized showed the same low levels of RAD as children in the
control group, and lower than those in foster care.
Answer location: Attachment Disorders
Learning objective: How does attachment develop?
Cognitive domain: Knowledge
Question type: MC
27. The most effective approach to treating children with reactive attachment disorder has been to
d. work with children who were 2 years old or older when they were adopted.
28. Infants and toddlers who are raised in the midst of divorcing parents
a. retain memories of the disputes their parents had around them for the remainder of their
lives.
*c. may experience problem behaviors like aggression, separation anxiety, or loss of toilet
training.
d. show tremendous resilience and have been found to often achieve highly in academics
later in life in the face of this adversity.
29. One of the main concerns in divorce regarding the time an infant spends with a nonresident
parent is
a. whether or not the nonresident parent gets an equal share of time with the infant.
b. the amount of “fun” time that each parent gets to spend with the infant, so as not to
create “favorites.”
c. how much financial support the nonresident parent provides to the former spouse.
*d. whether extended time spent away from the primary caregiver may form attachment
insecurity.
30. One out of every ______ American children will live in a stepfamily at some point during their
childhood.
*a. 3
b. 15
c. 10
d. 4
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a. it is very similar to an adoption, except that the family receives financial support from the
state for caring for the child.
b. the child remains in the foster home until the child “ages out” of the system at age 25.
c. it means that the state now believes that there is no chance of the child being reunited
with his or her birth parents.
*d. the arrangement is meant to be a temporary one and the family receives financial
support from the state for caring for the child.
32. Which of the following statements about maternal employment in the United States today is
true?
a. Most working women have their children in publicly funded child care while they are
working.
b. Less than 10% of women with children under the age of 6 are in the workforce.
c. When a mother works outside the home, she jeopardizes the security of her children's
attachment to her.
*d. Most women work out of necessity and their paychecks support or help to support their
families.
33. The effect of insensitive parenting on an infant's security of attachment is magnified when
34. When child care workers do not receive adequate compensation for the work they do, the
consequence is that
b. they move into the private sector or open home child care facilities.
c. there are many employees who will only work part time.
35. When parents transmit culture to their infant children, they often do so
a. overtly.
*b. subtly.
d. forcefully.
True/False Questions
36. Individuals in individualistic cultures, such as the United States, are more reluctant to express
their emotions than individuals in collectivist cultures, such as Japan.
True
*False
37. A child who has intense reactions and tends more toward withdrawal can be said to have an
easy temperament.
True
*False
Answer location: Temperament
Learning objective: What are emotion and temperament?
Cognitive domain: Comprehension
Question type: TF
True
*False
39. Children largely learn the correct use of pronouns such as “you” and “me” through imitation.
True
*False
Answer location: Use of Pronouns
Learning objective: How do infants and toddlers develop a sense of self?
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40. The amount of distress that a child shows when she is separated from her mother in the Strange
Situation is the best indicator of the type of attachment the child has to her mother.
True
*False
41. Security of attachment is not likely to change over time because characteristics of parenting
remain stable over time.
*True
False
42. Infants and toddlers do not understand what is happening when parents separate.
*True
False
43. Most adoptions today do not allow the child to have access to their birth families.
True
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*False
44. The general findings regarding nonparental child care suggest that it will harm the child’s
attachment to the child’s mother.
True
*False
Fill-in-the-blank Questions
45. The body’s physiological reaction to a situation, the cognitive interpretation of the situation,
communication to another person, and actions all make up _________________.
Answer: emotion
46. A baby hearing another baby crying, and then responding by also crying, is an early example of
how infants can show _________________.
Answer: empathy
47. Children with a generally more negative mood who are easily frustrated and slow to adapt to
change most likely have a(n) _______________ temperament.
Answer: difficult
48. What is most important in shaping the consequences of temperament is the _______________
between the child’s characteristics and the demands of the environment.
Answer: goodness of fit
49. A toddler who just drew a picture may hold it up for you to see, but hold it so only they can see
it. This is an example of how the toddler currently lacks __________________.
Answer: visual perspective-taking
50. Harlow’s study “The Nature of Love” essentially says that the mother-infant attachment is
created by __________________.
Answer: contact-comfort
52. Little Janice’s attachment to her mother is odd and unpredictable, showing no coherent way of
dealing with issues. Her behavior indicates a _________________ attachment.
Answer: disorganized/disoriented.
53. Studies of neglected children showed lower levels of the neurochemical _________________,
which is essential in supporting warm social interactions.
Answer: oxytocin
54. Children who suffer from ___________________ are more likely to run indiscriminately to
strangers when they need help, rather than a caregiver.
Answer: disinhibited social engagement disorder
55. Evidence suggests that people who have secure attachment relationships will have
________________ attachment relationships with romantic partners.
Answer: secure
56. When a child is removed from their home after experiencing abuse or neglect, or their parents
are unable to care for them, and there are no alternative caregivers, the child may be placed into
_________________.
Answer: foster care
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57. Parents of __________________ cultures are more likely to encourage a child to feed
themselves as a method of encouraging independence.
Answer: individualistic
Essay Questions
58. “Emotions are the same the world over.” Give evidence for and against this statement.
59. What is temperament? Describe Chess and Thomas's 3 types of infant temperament. Compare
these types to Rothbart’s 3 types of infant temperament.
60. Compare the research on attachment provided by Harlow, Bowlby, and Ainsworth. How are they
similar? How are they different?
Answer location: Attachment
Learning objective: How does attachment develop?
Cognitive domain: Analysis
Question type: ESS
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61. Sabine has been going to a child care center since she was 3 months old. At just about her first
birthday she begins to cry when her mother leaves, even though she has not done so in the past 9
months. How would Bowlby explain this change?
62. Little Charlie is 12 months old. His mother has been playing with him, but her phone rings in the
other room and she goes to answer it. Charlie begins to cry. When his mother returns she picks him
up and cuddles him, and he quickly returns to his play. According to Ainsworth, what type of
attachment does Charlie have to his mother? Explain how you know.
63. Use internal working models to describe why a child with a disorganized/disoriented attachment
is likely to have the worst outcomes.
64. Give advice to new parents to help them understand how to foster secure attachment and tell
them why this is so important.
65. Explain how parents going through a divorce can best try to minimize the harmful effects on
their infant or toddler.
Answer location: Divorce
Learning objective: What other life experiences shape infants’ development?
Cognitive domain: Application
Question type: ESS
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66. Is it a good idea to put a child into nonparental care, such as day care? What effects could this
possibly have on the attachment, and under what circumstances?
Answer location: Nonparental Child Care
Learning objective: What other life experiences shape infants’ development?
Cognitive domain: Application
Question type: ESS
67. Give three examples of how parents in an individualistic culture might raise their child differently
than parents in a collectivist society.