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Which two theorists are best associated with attachment theory?

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Bowlby and Ainsworth

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_____ has been referred to as the "love hormone" due to its potential role in attachments.

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Oxytocin

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Internal working models

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are constructed through early interactions with caregivers and influence future social relationships.

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Sullivan used the term _____ to describe close childhood friendships.

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chumships

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Which would be considered the most advanced emotion for an infant to exhibit?

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guilt

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Two-year-old Babs is asked by her mother to sing a song in front of her relatives. For the first time in her life, Babs experiences the emotion of embarrassment. Developmentalists refer to this type of emotion as a(n) _____ emotion.

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self-conscious

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Research on emotional development indicates that when interacting with moms, infant's display

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a wide range of emotions (positive and negative), which they change at a rapid rate.

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Tabitha is at the zoo with her dad, Darwin. How could Tabitha demonstrate social referencing?

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She could watch her dad's hesitation at touching the snake and recoil her hand when a snake is handed to her.

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When a child has begun to monitor the reaction of someone else in order to decide how to react to an ambiguous situation, he or she is demonstrating

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social referencing.

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_____ is best defined as the process of initiating, maintaining, and altering emotions.

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Emotion regulation

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In order to calm herself after she hears a loud noise, Tanya keeps repeating, "Dad says noises are funny." This behavior best illustrates the concept of

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emotion regulation.

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During infancy, caregivers

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can be the source of comfort and overstimulation.

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Which is the best example of a synchronized routine?

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A baby and a mother who are taking turns sticking out their tongues at each other

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The most likely outcome of an infant and parent who are in synchrony is a(n) _____ infant attachment.

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secure

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It is most accurate to say that a parent's attachment relationship with his or her child

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builds gradually over a period of many months.

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Separation anxiety is best associated with the emotion of

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fear

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Two-year-old Floss is going to the dentist for the first time. She is sitting on her dad's lap when she first sees the dentist dressed in a long white coat. Floss reacts by turning and hugging her dad while she begins sobbing. Floss's reaction is best explained as involving _____ anxiety.

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stranger

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According to Ainsworth, an attachment figure is best defined as serving as a(n) _____ for an attached child.

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secure base

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Which research technique is best associated with the study of the quality of an attachment?

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Strange situation procedure

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In which type of attachment does a child show clear distress when the caregiver to whom he is attached leaves, but ambivalence when the caregiver returns?

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Resistant

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In which type of attachment does a child use a caregiver as a base, becomes somewhat upset when separated from the caregiver, and is fairly outgoing with a stranger if the caregiver is present?

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Secure

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When disorganized-disoriented infants are reunited with their parent, they tend to

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act dazed or seek attention (but move away if attention appears to be on its way).

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Which saying was used to summarize research on infants raised in deprived institutional settings?

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It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

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A sensitive parent can do _____ to convert a "difficult" baby into an infant who can regulate emotions and who is socially competent.

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a lot

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What is the best way to prevent the negative impacts typically found in infants raised in institutions?

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A stable team of caregivers

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According to a 2006 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development study, the most critical summary of daycare is that

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quality of care matters.

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Regarding attachment, which is true?

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A secure attachment to one's father can compensate for a poor attachment relationship with one's mother.

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Five-year-old Otto is watching a group of children who are playing with Lego blocks. Occasionally, he says things like "that's a neat car" or "want some blocks?" However, he does not sit down and play with the Legos himself. This best demonstrates which form of play?

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Onlooker

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Thomas is on the floor and highly engaged with the toy train engine that he is pushing around the track by himself. Thomas is most accurately said to be engaged in _____ play.

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solitary

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Which is the primary distinction between associative and cooperative play?

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Cooperative play involves activities directed toward a common goal and associative play does not.

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When commenting on a rejected child, peers would be most likely to say,

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"I hate that kid."

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Molly's classmates rarely choose her as a work- or playmate, yet she is not disliked by most of her peers. She tends to be shy and quiet, and on those rare occasions that someone does ask her to play, Molly often says no and walks away. According to categories of sociometric status, Molly is best classified as

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neglected

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Sterling is both well liked by many of his peers and hated by others. The kids who like him focus on his leadership skills, while those who hate him focus on the fact that he likes to start fights. According to categories of sociometric status, Sterling is best classified as

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controversial

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Which of the following is NOT associated with "popularity" in childhood?

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Being unassertive

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The array of significant individuals who serve as sources of social support is called the social

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convoy

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According to socioemotional selectivity theory,

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shrinking social networks in adulthood are by choice.

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If someone says that the key to mate selection is homogamy, that person is saying that the most important determinant of success is

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similarity

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Which should NOT be included on a list of the three key components of the triangular theory love?

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Aptitude

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When Tom is describing his relationship with Gisele, he says, "It's got everything: sexual attraction, trust and respect, and we know that we are both in it for the long haul." This description indicates that their relationship is most accurately described as involving _____ love.

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consummate

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In a pioneering study on adult love relationships, Hazan and Shaver found that most adults have a(n)_____ attachment style.

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secure

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