PSYC 355 Final Exam 2026
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Children who do not fit into Ainsworth's three original categories now are
typically classified as: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔disorganized
secure
avoidant
resistant
,disorganized
In Bowlby's attachment theory, the secure base refers to: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔a special setting developed for needy, dependent infants
a comfortable and safe home setting
the evolutionary roots of how children become attached to caregivers
the haven of safety a caretaker provides that allows a child to explore the
environment
the haven of safety a caretaker provides that allows a child to explore the
environment
Children's development is best predicted from looking at: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔the quality of parenting at the time of interest
early attachment status
both early attachment status and the quality of parenting at the time of
interest
both early attachment status and children's IQ scores
,both early attachment status and the quality of parenting at the time of
interest
Internal working models of attachment: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔involve individuals'
feelings about being worthy or unworthy of love
are entirely due to biology
persist throughout childhood, but not into adulthood
are possessed only by securely attached individuals
involve individuals' feelings about being worthy or unworthy of love
Mary Ainsworth concluded that the quality of infant attachments can be
determined by looking at: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔infant reactions to separations
from the caregiver and the infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base
the infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base and smiling versus crying
in the presence of the caregiver
infant smiling directed at the caregiver and caregiver nonverbal
communication toward the infant
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, mutual verbal and nonverbal communication between the infant and the
caregiver
infant reactions to separations from the caregiver and the infant's use of the
caregiver as a secure base
Which assertion about attachment behaviors in different cultures is true? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Although infants of many cultures can be classified into the
major attachment categories, in some cultures the amount of children in
each category varies from the U.S.
Attachment behaviors are entirely dependent on culture, and the Strange
Situation can only be used to classify infants in the United States
Attachment is biologically driven, and thus infants in all cultures display the
same types of attachment behaviors and are classified into the same major
attachment groups
Infants in all other cultures show entirely different patterns of attachment
behavior and cannot be classified into the same groups as infants in the
United States
Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update
Children who do not fit into Ainsworth's three original categories now are
typically classified as: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔disorganized
secure
avoidant
resistant
,disorganized
In Bowlby's attachment theory, the secure base refers to: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔a special setting developed for needy, dependent infants
a comfortable and safe home setting
the evolutionary roots of how children become attached to caregivers
the haven of safety a caretaker provides that allows a child to explore the
environment
the haven of safety a caretaker provides that allows a child to explore the
environment
Children's development is best predicted from looking at: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔the quality of parenting at the time of interest
early attachment status
both early attachment status and the quality of parenting at the time of
interest
both early attachment status and children's IQ scores
,both early attachment status and the quality of parenting at the time of
interest
Internal working models of attachment: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔involve individuals'
feelings about being worthy or unworthy of love
are entirely due to biology
persist throughout childhood, but not into adulthood
are possessed only by securely attached individuals
involve individuals' feelings about being worthy or unworthy of love
Mary Ainsworth concluded that the quality of infant attachments can be
determined by looking at: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔infant reactions to separations
from the caregiver and the infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base
the infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base and smiling versus crying
in the presence of the caregiver
infant smiling directed at the caregiver and caregiver nonverbal
communication toward the infant
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, mutual verbal and nonverbal communication between the infant and the
caregiver
infant reactions to separations from the caregiver and the infant's use of the
caregiver as a secure base
Which assertion about attachment behaviors in different cultures is true? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Although infants of many cultures can be classified into the
major attachment categories, in some cultures the amount of children in
each category varies from the U.S.
Attachment behaviors are entirely dependent on culture, and the Strange
Situation can only be used to classify infants in the United States
Attachment is biologically driven, and thus infants in all cultures display the
same types of attachment behaviors and are classified into the same major
attachment groups
Infants in all other cultures show entirely different patterns of attachment
behavior and cannot be classified into the same groups as infants in the
United States
