Question 1

Carla is writing an article for a women's magazine. The article mainly highlights the child-care policies in different nations. She hopes that one of the beneficial child-care policies in Sweden will also be implemented in the United States in the near future. Which of the following policies is she referring to?

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A)   inclusion of the father in parental leave
B)   provision of low-cost child care
C)   inclusion of the extended family in child-care benefits
D)   provision of developmentally appropriate child careE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

When one-month-old Mai is sleeping, it often looks like she is smiling. This is an example of a ________ smile.

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A)   private
B)   reflexive
C)   natural
D)   socialE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Infants show ________ when they are in familiar settings.

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A)   more stranger anxiety
B)   no separation protest
C)   less stranger anxiety
D)   more separation protestE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Research on fathers as caregivers indicates that fathers

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A)   tend to be less nurturing caregivers than mothers.
B)   are biologically more suited for a nurturing caregiver role than mothers.
C)   typically engage in child-care activities such as feeding or bathing rather than play.
D)   interact with their babies in different ways than mothers do regardless of which parent is the primary caregiver.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Describe the three main types of insecurely attached infants.

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(a) Insecure avoidant babies exhibit ins...

Question 6

The infant's ability to regulate emotions is tied to

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A)   the gradual maturation of the frontal regions of the cerebral cortex.
B)   parental history of emotional control.
C)   the pace of myelination in the parietal lobe.
D)   the growth of the cerebellum in the initial four months after birth.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The recent focus on ________ emphasizes that individuals can engage in a more cognitive, flexible approach to stressful circumstances.

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A)   extraversion
B)   extreme inhibition
C)   negative affectivity
D)   effortful controlE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is the best description of scaffolding?

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A)   Parents time interactions in such a way that the infant experiences turn taking with the parents.
B)   The caregiver and the infant focus on the same object or event.
C)   Mothers and their infants interact in a dance-like pattern of closely coordinated actions.
D)   The child is presented with a series of introductions, separations, and reunions with the caregiver.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

"Easy child," "difficult child," and "slow-to-warm-up child" are three basic types of ________ identified by psychiatrists Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas.

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A)   trust
B)   emotion
C)   attachment
D)   temperamentE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Identify the term that refers to the match between a child's temperament and the environmental demands with which the child must cope.

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Question 11

List and describe the three types of cries that have been identified in babies.

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Babies have at least three types of crie...

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true about Erik Erikson's trust-versus-mistrust stage of development?

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A)   The issue of trust versus mistrust is resolved once and for all in the first year of the infant's life.
B)   Even though the issue of trust versus mistrust arises at each successive stage of development, it can have only positive outcomes.
C)   Infants who learn trust by being cared for in a consistent, warm manner will never develop mistrust in life.
D)   Children who leave infancy with a sense of trust can still have their sense of mistrust activated at a later stage, perhaps if their parents get divorced.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following statements about self-conscious emotions is true?

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A)   They are emotions that are present in humans and other animals.
B)   These emotions appear in the first six months of the infant's development.
C)   They include emotions like surprise, interest, joy, anger, sadness, fear, and disgust.
D)   They involve the emotional reactions of others when they are generated.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Cindy has worked from home as a freelancer ever since she had a baby. Now that her baby, Hailey, is 15 months old, Cindy has accepted a full-time job offer. Every day when Cindy drops Hailey off at the day care, Hailey screams and cries for a couple of minutes. Which of the following terms best describes Hailey's behavior?

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A)   scaffolding
B)   separation protest
C)   surgency
D)   social referencingE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Describe the emotional regulation and coping techniques that infants develop over the initial years.

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During the first year of life, the infan...

Question 16

Nick is 24 months old. His nanny observes that he has better locomotion skills than other children his age. He loves to walk and run around more than other children. Which of the following would most likely be a result of this behavior?

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A)   increase in face-to-face play
B)   increased independent social interchanges
C)   coincidental cooperative behavior
D)   decreased expectation of positive interactionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which concept helps the infant understand that other people have intentions?

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A)   habituation
B)   joint attention
C)   the core knowledge approach
D)   the A-not-B errorE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Makiko feels ashamed when her friend who has come over for a play date teases her about wearing nighttime diapers. This is an example of ________ emotions.

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A)   primary
B)   otherworldly
C)   other-conscious
D)   consciousE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Blanca rarely holds Joey, her baby, and tends to respond to his needs in an angry, irritable fashion. It is most likely that Joey will develop a(n)  ________ with his mother.

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A)   secure attachment
B)   insecure avoidant attachment
C)   insecure resistant attachment
D)   disorganized resistant attachmentE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following characterizes phase 1 of Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment?

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A)   Infants instinctively direct their attachment to human figures.
B)   Children become aware of others' feelings, goals, and plans and begin to take these into account in forming their own actions.
C)   Attachment becomes focused on one figure, usually the primary caregiver.
D)   Infants start to lose attachment to their primary caregivers.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 4: Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Makiko feels ashamed when her friend who has come over for a play date teases her about wearing nighttime diapers. This is an example of ________ emotions.

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Which of the following statements is true about Erik Erikson's trust-versus-mistrust stage of development?

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Which of the following statements about self-conscious emotions is true?

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The infant's ability to regulate emotions is tied to

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Research on fathers as caregivers indicates that fathers

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"Easy child," "difficult child," and "slow-to-warm-up child" are three basic types of ________ identified by psychiatrists Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas.

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Which of the following is the best description of scaffolding?

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Describe the emotional regulation and coping techniques that infants develop over the initial years.

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During the first year of life, the infan...
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When one-month-old Mai is sleeping, it often looks like she is smiling. This is an example of a ________ smile.

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Infants show ________ when they are in familiar settings.

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The recent focus on ________ emphasizes that individuals can engage in a more cognitive, flexible approach to stressful circumstances.

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Describe the three main types of insecurely attached infants.

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(a) Insecure avoidant babies exhibit ins...
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List and describe the three types of cries that have been identified in babies.

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Babies have at least three types of crie...
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Which concept helps the infant understand that other people have intentions?

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Which of the following characterizes phase 1 of Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment?

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Identify the term that refers to the match between a child's temperament and the environmental demands with which the child must cope.

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Blanca rarely holds Joey, her baby, and tends to respond to his needs in an angry, irritable fashion. It is most likely that Joey will develop a(n) ________ with his mother.

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Nick is 24 months old. His nanny observes that he has better locomotion skills than other children his age. He loves to walk and run around more than other children. Which of the following would most likely be a result of this behavior?

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Exam 4: Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Makiko feels ashamed when her friend who has come over for a play date teases her about wearing nighttime diapers. This is an example of ________ emotions.

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Which of the following statements is true about Erik Erikson's trust-versus-mistrust stage of development?

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Which of the following statements about self-conscious emotions is true?

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The infant's ability to regulate emotions is tied to

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Research on fathers as caregivers indicates that fathers

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"Easy child," "difficult child," and "slow-to-warm-up child" are three basic types of ________ identified by psychiatrists Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas.

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Which of the following is the best description of scaffolding?

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Describe the emotional regulation and coping techniques that infants develop over the initial years.

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When one-month-old Mai is sleeping, it often looks like she is smiling. This is an example of a ________ smile.

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Infants show ________ when they are in familiar settings.

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The recent focus on ________ emphasizes that individuals can engage in a more cognitive, flexible approach to stressful circumstances.

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Describe the three main types of insecurely attached infants.

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List and describe the three types of cries that have been identified in babies.

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Which concept helps the infant understand that other people have intentions?

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Which of the following characterizes phase 1 of Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment?

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Identify the term that refers to the match between a child's temperament and the environmental demands with which the child must cope.

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Blanca rarely holds Joey, her baby, and tends to respond to his needs in an angry, irritable fashion. It is most likely that Joey will develop a(n) ________ with his mother.

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Nick is 24 months old. His nanny observes that he has better locomotion skills than other children his age. He loves to walk and run around more than other children. Which of the following would most likely be a result of this behavior?

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