Question 1

Fathers are more likely than mothers to read to and play games like peek-a-boo with their babies.

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Fathers are more likely to play with their babies,but mothers are more likely to read and play games like peek-a-boo.

Question 2

Children with secure attachment relationships have higher-quality friendships and fewer conflicts with peers than children with insecure attachment relationships.

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Infants with secure attachment relationships tend to interact successfully with peers.

Question 3

The Strange Situation has been criticized because it has an emphasis on separation and reunion as the primary means for assessing the quality of attachment and the appropriate response to separation may not be the same in all cultures.

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Investigators now use the Attachment Q-Set to compliment the Strange Situation,since it measures how mothers and children interact at home - not just when they are separated.

Question 4

Name and describe the three different dimensions of temperament identify by Rothbart.

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Question 5

What are some new ways to regulate emotions that children develop as they get older?

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Question 6

About 20 to 25% of American babies have resistant attachment relationships.

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About 20% of American infants have avoidant attachment relationships while 10 to 15% have resistant attachment relationships.

Question 7

A secure attachment is most likely when parents respond to infants predictably and appropriately.

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A mother's attentive behavior conveys that social interactions are predictable and satisfying,and apparently this behavior instills trust and confidence that are the hallmark of secure attachment.

Question 8

Japanese infants rarely avoid their mothers during reunion after separation,which is why the resistant attachment pattern is more common in Japan.

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Infants with secure attachment relationships tend to interact successfully with peers.

Question 9

Your friend Jamal has a 12-month-old daughter,Kia.Recently,they ran into one of Jamal's coworkers who Kia did not know.When this "stranger" approached,Jamal thought that Kia looked at him to gauge his reaction to the "stranger" and then smiled after she saw Jamal greet the "stranger" in a friendly manner.When Jamal told this story to his wife,Yolanda,she laughed and told him that he was giving Kia more credit than a 1-year-old should get.Is Jamal or Yolanda correct? Explain your answer.

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Question 10

Your friend Beth has a 9-month-old baby and she is considering returning to work full-time.She has heard that infants who are in daycare full-time have a slightly higher risk of forming an insecure attachment.She told you that she is willing to take that risk because attachment only lasts a few years and doesn't affect other behaviors.What can you tell Beth about the relation between attachment and later social behavior?

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Question 11

Explain what is meant by basic emotions and complex emotions and give examples of each.

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Question 12

Your friends have a 6-month-old son,Ethan.Ethan often is irritable,is prone to anger,and is easily distressed.Your friends are hoping that Ethan is just "in a bad stage" and that he will outgrow his behavior.Which category of temperament would you put Ethan in and what can you tell your friends about the stability of temperament?

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Question 13

When infants are distressed they prefer to be comforted by their fathers.

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Most infants prefer to be comforted by their mothers when they are distressed.

Question 14

When parents respond appropriately and predictably,secure attachments usually result,regardless of the amount of time that children spend in child care.

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The essential ingredient for secure attachment is high-quality parenting.With such parenting,a secure attachment is likely regardless of a child's experience in child care.

Question 15

Most American infants become attached to their mothers,but not their fathers.

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Most American babies become attached to both parents.

Question 16

Recently,your friends went out for the evening and got a babysitter.They have gotten babysitters in the seven months since their baby was born,but this time the baby cried when the babysitter came in the door and rushed to pick him up.A few weeks ago when the same sitter came to the house,the baby was willing to go to her.Your friends can't figure out what happened to the baby or the babysitter to change the situation.What can you tell your friends about stranger wariness that might explain the baby's behavior?

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Question 17

Adults with dismissive attachment representation are the most likely to provide the sensitive caregiving that promotes secure attachment relationships in their own children.

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Adults with a secure attachment representation are most likely to provide sensitive caregiving to their own children.

Question 18

According to Bowlby,what are the four phases of growth in attachment? Briefly describe the major change(s)that occur during each of these stages.

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Question 19

Name the four primary types of attachment relationships observed by Ainsworth.Describe the typical reaction of infants with each type of attachment to the separation and reunion episodes of the Strange Situation procedure.

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Question 20

Around 7 months of age,the attachment figure becomes a stable social-emotional base.

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By approximately 7 or 8 months,most infants have singled out the attachment figure - usually the mother - as a special individual.

Quiz 10: Emotional Development