Question 1

Charlotte is watching her son, Devin, get teased by his older brother. She notices that Devin is amazingly patient and seems to be distracting himself by playing with his socks. Rothbart and Bates would say Devin is high in:

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A)   introversion.
B)   effortful control.
C)   emotionality.
D)   extraversion.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Makiko feels ashamed when her friend comes over for a play-date and teases her about wearing night-time diapers. This is an example of _____ emotions.

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A)   primary
B)   other-referenced
C)   other-conscious
D)   consciousE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

In the Strange Situation, Jermaine used his mother as a "safe base" as he actively explored the playroom. Mary Ainsworth would most likely classify Jermaine as:

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A)   securely attached.
B)   trusting attached.
C)   agape-love attached.
D)   solidly attached.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

_____ can include connections between a wide range of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes, and also can involve social contexts such as families, peers, schools, and culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   Reciprocal socializations
B)   Developmental cascades
C)   Secure attachments
D)   ScaffoldingE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Explain how parenting several children increases parents' belief in the importance of temperament and goodness of fit.

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Question 6

Jerome Kagan's classification of temperament focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)   inhibition to the unfamiliar.
B)   positive or negative mood state.
C)   effortful control.
D)   (hyper) activity level.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Recent studies find that a disorganized attachment style developed in infancy only when infants had the short version of the serotonin transporter gene-five-HTTLPR. This gene-environment interaction only occurred when:

Accepted Answer

A)   the infants' other-consciousness is poorly developed in the first six months after birth.
B)   mothers were slow or inconsistent in responding to their infants.
C)   maternal nutrition was deficient during the prenatal period.
D)   the infants were temperamentally inclined toward negative affectivity.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

What is the opinion of experts on infant socioemotional development, such as Jerome Kagan, on the infant's capacity to display emotions like guilt, pride, despair, shame, empathy, and jealousy in the first year?

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A)   The structural immaturity of the infant brain makes it unlikely that such emotions can be experienced in the first year.
B)   Infants characterized by negative affectivity are more prone to experience such emotions in the first year.
C)   The excitability of the amygdala plays an important role in the development of such emotions.
D)   Cultural differences in temperament prevent Asian infants from experiencing such emotions in the first year.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Baby Pilar is crying. Her crying is characterized by the sudden appearance of loud crying without preliminary moaning, followed by breath holding. This is most likely a(n) _____.

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Question 10

Jeremy is a securely attached infant; Jason is classified as an insecure infant. Which of the following statements about later functioning for these children is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   There will be no differences in their social functioning by age eight.
B)   Jeremy is more likely than Jason to have learning difficulty in elementary school.
C)   Jeremy is likely to be more shy and withdrawn than Jason.
D)   Jeremy is more likely than Jason to have high self-confidence.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Three-month-old Zoey looks up at her mother and smiles. Researchers call this type of smiling:

Accepted Answer

A)   trust smiling.
B)   social smiling.
C)   reflexive smiling.
D)   attachment smiling.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Fathers engage in more _____ than mothers do.

Accepted Answer

A)   peek-a-boo games
B)   reciprocal socialization
C)   rough-and-tumble play
D)   pat-a-cake gamesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Babies' first forms of emotional communication, particularly with parents, are:

Accepted Answer

A)   crying and smiling.
B)   frowning and crying.
C)   frowning and smiling.
D)   smirking and frowning.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Caregivers of _____ babies often neglect or physically abuse them.

Accepted Answer

A)   adaptive
B)   avoidant
C)   resistant
D)   disorganizedE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

In the game peek-a-boo, the mother initially covers the baby. Then she removes the cover and registers "surprise" at the infant's reappearance. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   sociability.
B)   scaffolding.
C)   emotionality.
D)   disorganized attachment.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 4: Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Charlotte is watching her son, Devin, get teased by his older brother. She notices that Devin is amazingly patient and seems to be distracting himself by playing with his socks. Rothbart and Bates would say Devin is high in:

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Jeremy is a securely attached infant; Jason is classified as an insecure infant. Which of the following statements about later functioning for these children is true?

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What is the opinion of experts on infant socioemotional development, such as Jerome Kagan, on the infant's capacity to display emotions like guilt, pride, despair, shame, empathy, and jealousy in the first year?

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_____ can include connections between a wide range of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes, and also can involve social contexts such as families, peers, schools, and culture.

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Fathers engage in more _____ than mothers do.

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In the game peek-a-boo, the mother initially covers the baby. Then she removes the cover and registers "surprise" at the infant's reappearance. This is an example of:

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Caregivers of _____ babies often neglect or physically abuse them.

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Explain how parenting several children increases parents' belief in the importance of temperament and goodness of fit.

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In the Strange Situation, Jermaine used his mother as a "safe base" as he actively explored the playroom. Mary Ainsworth would most likely classify Jermaine as:

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Jerome Kagan's classification of temperament focuses on:

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Babies' first forms of emotional communication, particularly with parents, are:

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Makiko feels ashamed when her friend comes over for a play-date and teases her about wearing night-time diapers. This is an example of _____ emotions.

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Recent studies find that a disorganized attachment style developed in infancy only when infants had the short version of the serotonin transporter gene-five-HTTLPR. This gene-environment interaction only occurred when:

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Three-month-old Zoey looks up at her mother and smiles. Researchers call this type of smiling:

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_____ can include connections between a wide range of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes, and also can involve social contexts such as families, peers, schools, and culture.

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Fathers engage in more _____ than mothers do.

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Recent studies find that a disorganized attachment style developed in infancy only when infants had the short version of the serotonin transporter gene-five-HTTLPR. This gene-environment interaction only occurred when:

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