Psych #3 – Flashcards
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Which emotion is apparent at birth?
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Pain
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Usually, stranger wariness is first noticeable at______months.
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9 months
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The lasting emotional bond that an infant forms with a caregiver is called:
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attachment
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Attachment in infants is definitely evident by the age of:
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6 months
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Based on research, attachment appears to be:
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. Based on research, attachment appears to be: universal around the world.
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A sign of secure attachment is when a child:
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maintains contacting with the caregiver while exploring.
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Harry's mother left him for a few minutes. When she returned, Harry climbed into her lap and then resumed playing. Harry is probably a(n)______attached child.
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secured
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Infants of depressed mothers are still better off staying home with their mothers than being sent to other caregiving situations.
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False
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Proximity seeking and contact maintaining attachment behaviors have been crucial to the survival of the species
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true
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Recent research has indicated that once an infant has become securely attached to an adult:
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he or she is likely to be a securely attached child.
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A baby searches the faces of her parents to see how to respond in unfamiliar situations. This is called:
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social referencing.
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A parent and a toddler meet someone who makes the parent nervous. The toddler will
probably:
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act anxious
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According to traditional behaviorism, personality is:
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molded by one's parents.
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Which theorist stated, "Failure to bring up a happy child, a well-adjusted child—assuming bodily health—falls squarely upon the parents' shoulders"
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Watson
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________learning takes place by observing others.
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Social
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Developmentalists have found that social learning takes place:
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Throughout life
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Margarita and Roberto are warm, nurturing parents who hold their baby often. They are exhibiting:
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proximal parenting.
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In the study comparing children in rural Cameroon with children from urban Greece, which
children were observed spending the greatest time being held by their mothers?
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3-month-old Cameroonian children
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Which hormone is associated with encouraging caregiving behaviors
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oxytocin
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Allocare refers to:
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The care of children by people other than their biological parents.
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When Birgitta gave birth, her mother moved in with the young family to help care for the
newborn. This sort of caregiving by someone other than the baby's parent is called:
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allocare
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Worldwide, only about 15 percent of infants receive daily care from:
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a paid, trained, nonrelative caregiver
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In the United States, about 20 percent of infants are cared for_______throughout their first year of life.
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exclusively by their mothers
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Mothers who work full time outside the home play with their children _______mothers who stay at home paly with their children
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almost as much
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In-Home daycare is always preferable to out of home daycare
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False