Question 1

Later-developing emotions in infants involve the emotional reactions of others.

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Question 2

Which of the following best exemplifies the difference between how mothers and fathers interact with their children?

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A)  Mothers smile more at their children.
B)  Fathers are more physical with their children.
C)  Mothers express more emotions with their children.
D)  Fathers are less affectionate with their children.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following statements about child care and socioeconomic status is true?

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A)  High-quality child care is available only to those children whose parents are wealthy.
B)  Children are more likely to experience poor-quality child care if their parents have few resources.
C)  Children staying in day care for longer than 40 hours/week tend to experience depression regardless of the quality of the care.
D)  There is not enough research on child care and socioeconomic status to be able to make any correlations.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

In terms of managing and guiding infants' behavior,which method is MOST common for infants 12 months old?

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A)  Reasoning
B)  Ignoring
C)  Spanking with hand
D)  Diverting attentionE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Experts on infant socioemotional development,such as Jerome Kagan,conclude that _____ makes it unlikely that emotions which require thought can be experienced in the first year.

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A)  lack of innate emotions in the infant brain
B)  the structural immaturity of the infant brain
C)  incomplete myelination in the first two months
D)  lack of reciprocity of emotional expressionsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Fathers engage in more _____ than mothers do.

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

Question 7

In their longitudinal investigation,Chess and Thomas found that _____ percent of the children they studied could be classified as easy.

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A)  25
B)  30
C)  40
D)  55E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following statements about emotions is FALSE?

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A)  Emotions are the first language with which parents and infants communicate.
B)  Social relationships provide the setting for the development of a rich variety of emotions.
C)  Biological evolution has endowed human beings to be emotional.
D)  Embeddedness in relationships prevents diversity in emotional experiences.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Twenty-four-month-old Tyler is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose.Tyler will MOST likely:

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A)  touch his own nose to wipe off the spot.
B)  touch the spot on the mirror,because he wants to wipe the spot off his own nose.
C)  touch the spot on the mirror,because he wonders why that other child has a spot on his nose.
D)  crawl away from the mirror,because he does not recognize himself with the spot on his nose.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Feelings or affects that occur when a person is in a state or an interaction that is important to him or her,especially to his/her well-being,are known as:

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A)  temperament.
B)  emotions.
C)  personality traits.
D)  feeling states.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

According to psychiatrists Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas,a(n) _____ child is generally in a positive mood,quickly establishes regular routines in infancy,and adapts easily to new experiences.

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A)  slow-to-warm-up
B)  easy
C)  difficult
D)  inflexibleE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

According to Jerome Kagan,temperament:

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A)  is the result of inherited physiological characteristics; however,temperament can be modified to some degree by the environment.
B)  is the result of inherited physiological characteristics and cannot be modified by the environment.
C)  is minimally influenced by inherited physiological characteristics but is primarily the result of environmental input.
D)  results completely from environmental factors such as parenting styles.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Distinguish between reflexive and social smiles; provide an example of each and why it falls into the category that it does.

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Question 14

According to psychiatrists Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas,a(n) _____ child reacts negatively and cries frequently,engages in irregular daily routines,and is slow to accept change.

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A)  slow-to-warm-up
B)  easy
C)  difficult
D)  flexibleE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Separation protest is characterized by:

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A)  rejoicing when the caregiver returns.
B)  crying when the caregiver shouts.
C)  crying when the caregiver leaves.
D)  indifference to the whereabouts of the caregiver.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Describe the Strange Situation.What is an important criticism of this method?

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Question 17

This theorist suggested that the primary "task" for infants was to develop a sense of trust in others.

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Question 18

Infants of extraverted mothers showed ______ levels of effortful control than infants of mothers who were stressed.

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A)  lower
B)  higher
C)  no
D)  equalE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

According to Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment,what is the time period of phase 2?

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A)  From 2 to 7 months
B)  From 4 to 8 months
C)  From 12 to 24 months
D)  From 8 to 12 monthsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

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) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 4: Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Which of the following statements about emotions is FALSE?

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Fathers engage in more _____ than mothers do.

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According to psychiatrists Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas,a(n) _____ child reacts negatively and cries frequently,engages in irregular daily routines,and is slow to accept change.

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Separation protest is characterized by:

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In their longitudinal investigation,Chess and Thomas found that _____ percent of the children they studied could be classified as easy.

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Experts on infant socioemotional development,such as Jerome Kagan,conclude that _____ makes it unlikely that emotions which require thought can be experienced in the first year.

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In terms of managing and guiding infants' behavior,which method is MOST common for infants 12 months old?

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Feelings or affects that occur when a person is in a state or an interaction that is important to him or her,especially to his/her well-being,are known as:

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Infants of extraverted mothers showed ______ levels of effortful control than infants of mothers who were stressed.

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According to psychiatrists Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas,a(n) _____ child is generally in a positive mood,quickly establishes regular routines in infancy,and adapts easily to new experiences.

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According to Bowlby's conceptualization of attachment,what is the time period of phase 2?

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Distinguish between reflexive and social smiles; provide an example of each and why it falls into the category that it does.

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This theorist suggested that the primary "task" for infants was to develop a sense of trust in others.

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Twenty-four-month-old Tyler is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose.Tyler will MOST likely:

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Which of the following best exemplifies the difference between how mothers and fathers interact with their children?

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Which of the following statements about child care and socioeconomic status is true?

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According to Jerome Kagan,temperament:

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Describe the Strange Situation.What is an important criticism of this method?

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