Chapter 7 Child Development

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Which of the following emotions are apparent at birth?
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pleasure and pain
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Which of the following develops at around 6 weeks of age?
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the social smile
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An increased level of cortisol is associated with an infant's:
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sadness
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Typically, stranger wariness is first noticeable at:
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9 months
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When a baby is upset because a caregiver is leaving, the baby is exhibiting:
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separation anxiety.
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Baby Erica met her grandfathers big dog for the first time. She immediately cried and tried to move away from the dog. Erica is most likely:
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9 months old.
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Tammi, age 4 months, and Dawn, age 13 months, are left with a baby-sitter. How will they react?
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Dawn will probably show more distress than Tammi.
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The new emotions that appear toward the end of the second year are:
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pride, shame, embarrassment, and guilt.
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The emotions of shame, pride, and embarrassment require that a person first:
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gain awareness of other people.
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Rex is 3 months old. According to psychoanalyst Margaret Mahler, he views himself as:
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part of his mother.
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Which specific area of the cortex in the brain is responsible for emotional self-regulation.
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the anterior cingulate gyrus.
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The stimulation of one sense in the brain by different sensation is known as:
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synethesia
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The inborn difference between people in emotions, self-regulation, and activities are called:
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temperament.
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Adam is playful yet moody, fussy yet tolerant, quiet at times yet boisterous. His temperament would be classified as:
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challenging.
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Which of the following children is most likely to be strongly affected by his or her mothers responsiveness?
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Kim, who is anxious and difficult
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In Erikson's theory, the infants earliest task is described as that of:
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learning trust or mistrust.
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Erickson's second stage of development is called:
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autonomy vs. shame and doubt.
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Another name for self-rule is:
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autonomy.
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The autonomy versus shame and doubt crisis involves the child:
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trying to assert control over his or her own actions.
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Developmentalists have found that social learning takes place:
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throughout life
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A crucial aspect of synchrony is:
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mutual interaction
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Synchrony depends on:
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responsiveness and timing.
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An affectional tie that an infant forms with a caregiver defines:
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attachment
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"Proximity-seeking" and "contact-maintaining" behaviors are displays of:
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Attachment.
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A sign of secure attachment is:
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attempts to be close to the caregiver.
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Dr. Berkowitz is doing research using the Strange Situation. He is attempting to measure:
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attachment.
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Amy's mother has been struggling with postpartum depression since Amy's birth one year ago. Given this situation, Amy is at risk for developing which type of attachment?
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insecure-resistant/ambivalent
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A baby searches the faces of her parent sot see how to respond in unfamiliar situations. This is called:
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social referencing.
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When playing with their children, mothers are more likely than fathers to:
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play peek-a-boo and patty cake.
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One clear difference between father-infant and mother-infant interactions is that:
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babies seem to show more excitement for their fathers.
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Infant day care is of high quality if caregivers emphasize, among other things:
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sensorimotor exploration.
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At 6 weeks, Jessica's most recent emotional reaction is likely to be:
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a social smile.
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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An 11-month-old baby may show anxiety when its mother goes into another room.
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Which of the following characteristics must be present before an infant can experience pride, shame, or guilt?
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social awareness
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Sigmund Freud was a(n):
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psychoanalytic theorist
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How do people become "fixated" in a Freudian stage?
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Their normal developmental urges are frustrated.
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A toddler in Freud's anal stage would also be at Erikson's:
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autonomy versus shame and doubt stage
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Learning that takes place by observing others is:
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social.
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A theory of child rearing that is embedded in culture or ethnicity is a(n):
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ethnotheory.
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A crucial aspect of synchrony is:
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mutual interaction
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Based on research, attachment appears to be:
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univeral
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Which of the following fathers is likely to be as actively engaged with their infant as the child's mother?
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Paulo, who is from Brazil.
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A type of day care in which several paid, trained providers care for many children in a space designed especially for the purpose of day care is called:
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center day care
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The most important factor of the impact of nonmaterial care seems to be:
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the quality of the parent-child relationship.