Ch. 7: The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development – Flashcards
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An insecurely attached infant is likely to show: happiness. indifference. confidence. independence.
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b. indifference
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Fourteen-month-old Carlos watches his older brother giggle and roll on the floor at SpongeBob on TV. Carlos then laughs and rolls on the floor whenever his brother does. This is an example of: social observation. social learning. a working model. learning to be autonomous.
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b. social learning
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The experimental practice in which adults stare at their baby and remain expressionless is called: the Strange Situation. the still-face technique. synchrony. methods of attachment.
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b. the still-face technique
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Synchrony between infant and parent becomes _______ frequent and _______ elaborate as time goes on. more; more more; less less; more less; less
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a. more; more
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A theory that underlies the values and practices of a culture is a(n): ethnotheory. epigenetic theory. psychoanalytic theory. learning theory.
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a. ethnotheory
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The importance of synchrony is that infants learn to: develop skills of social interaction. connect an internal state with an external expression. read others' emotions. All of these answers are correct.
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d. All of these answers are correct.
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A temperamental adjustment that allows smooth infant-caregiver interaction is called: parenting-style adjustment. goodness of fit. adjustment of temperament. accommodation of temperament.
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b. goodness of fit.
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When does an infant normally begin to express anger? 2 months 4 months 6 months 8 months
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c. 6 months
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Which theorist is associated with a laboratory procedure called the Strange Situation? Freud Ainsworth Watson Strange
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b. Ainsworth
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The still-face technique: shows that babies expect a positive response from their caregivers. measures quality of attachment. is not useful with babies over 2 months of age. teaches babies synchrony.
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a. shows that babies expect a positive response from their caregivers.
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Satisfying a child's basic needs with care and consistency relates to: Erikson's first crisis of life. cognitive theory. Freud's first stage. social learning theory.
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a. Erikson's first crisis of life
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At about 6 weeks, an infant expresses happiness in response to a human face by displaying: laughter. contentment. a social smile. a cooing sound.
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c. a social smile
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When an infant is fearful of strangers, he or she is exhibiting: separation anxiety. stranger wariness. self-awareness. situational anxiety.
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b. social wariness
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Freud's first stage of psychosexual development is: oral. mouth. anal. trust versus mistrust.
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a. oral
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Albert crawls after his father when his father leaves the room. In doing so, Albert is exhibiting: proximity-seeking behavior. anxious behavior. synchrony. goodness of fit.
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a. proximity-seeking behavior
