PSYC 140 MODULE 1 TO 8 EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ secure attachment behaviors. Answer: - distressed when mother
leaves
- avoidant of stranger when alone
- positive reaction upon reunion
- uses mom as safe base to explore
◉ resistant/ambivalent attachment behaviors. Answer: - intense
distress when mother leaves
- fearful of stranger
- approaches upon reunion but resists contact
- cries more and explores less than other
- may go back and forth between wanting/not wanting mom
◉ avoidant attachment behaviors. Answer: - not distressed when
mom leaves
- fine with stranger
- little interest upon reunion
- mom and stranger can comfort child equally
,◉ describe the relationship between temperament and attachment.
Answer: - temperament can evoke certain responses
- temperament can affect infant's behavior naturally; ex. how
independent are they
◉ what percentage of children have easy temperament?. Answer:
40%
◉ what percentage of children have difficult temperament?. Answer:
10%
◉ what percentage of children have slow-to-warm temperament?.
Answer: 15%
◉ what percentage of attachments are secure?. Answer: 60%
◉ what percentage of attachments are resistant?. Answer: 10-15%
◉ what percentage of attachments are avoidant?. Answer: 20%
◉ what percentage of attachments are disorganized?. Answer: 5-
10%
,◉ who are the three main psychologists who studied attachment?.
Answer: - John Bowlby
- Mary Ainsworth
- Jerome Kagan
◉ gross motor skills. Answer: physical abilities involving large body
movements, such as walking and jumping
◉ fine motor skills. Answer: physical abilities involving small body
movements, especially of the hands and fingers, such as drawing and
picking up a coin
◉ age 2-3 gross motor skills. Answer: - jump
- catch & throw ball (upper body rigid)
◉ age 2-3 fine motor skills. Answer: - zip & unzip
- use spoon
◉ age 3-4 gross motor skills. Answer: - walk upstairs, alternating
- walk downstairs, one foot
- throw and catch ball against chest
, ◉ age 3-4 fine motor skills. Answer: - use scissors
- fasten and unfasten big buttons
◉ age 4-5 gross motor skills. Answer: - walk up and downstairs,
alternating
- can catch ball with hands
◉ age 4-5 fine motor skills. Answer: - use fork well
- cut on line with scissors
◉ age 5-6 gross motor skills. Answer: - skip
- ride bike w/ training wheels
◉ age 5-6 fine motor skills. Answer: - tie shoes
- copy some numbers and basic words
◉ two physical types of brain development that occur. Answer: -
myelination
- synaptic pruning
◉ myelination. Answer: the formation of a fatty sheath around the
axons of a neuron, insulates and speeds up transmission
2026 FULL SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ secure attachment behaviors. Answer: - distressed when mother
leaves
- avoidant of stranger when alone
- positive reaction upon reunion
- uses mom as safe base to explore
◉ resistant/ambivalent attachment behaviors. Answer: - intense
distress when mother leaves
- fearful of stranger
- approaches upon reunion but resists contact
- cries more and explores less than other
- may go back and forth between wanting/not wanting mom
◉ avoidant attachment behaviors. Answer: - not distressed when
mom leaves
- fine with stranger
- little interest upon reunion
- mom and stranger can comfort child equally
,◉ describe the relationship between temperament and attachment.
Answer: - temperament can evoke certain responses
- temperament can affect infant's behavior naturally; ex. how
independent are they
◉ what percentage of children have easy temperament?. Answer:
40%
◉ what percentage of children have difficult temperament?. Answer:
10%
◉ what percentage of children have slow-to-warm temperament?.
Answer: 15%
◉ what percentage of attachments are secure?. Answer: 60%
◉ what percentage of attachments are resistant?. Answer: 10-15%
◉ what percentage of attachments are avoidant?. Answer: 20%
◉ what percentage of attachments are disorganized?. Answer: 5-
10%
,◉ who are the three main psychologists who studied attachment?.
Answer: - John Bowlby
- Mary Ainsworth
- Jerome Kagan
◉ gross motor skills. Answer: physical abilities involving large body
movements, such as walking and jumping
◉ fine motor skills. Answer: physical abilities involving small body
movements, especially of the hands and fingers, such as drawing and
picking up a coin
◉ age 2-3 gross motor skills. Answer: - jump
- catch & throw ball (upper body rigid)
◉ age 2-3 fine motor skills. Answer: - zip & unzip
- use spoon
◉ age 3-4 gross motor skills. Answer: - walk upstairs, alternating
- walk downstairs, one foot
- throw and catch ball against chest
, ◉ age 3-4 fine motor skills. Answer: - use scissors
- fasten and unfasten big buttons
◉ age 4-5 gross motor skills. Answer: - walk up and downstairs,
alternating
- can catch ball with hands
◉ age 4-5 fine motor skills. Answer: - use fork well
- cut on line with scissors
◉ age 5-6 gross motor skills. Answer: - skip
- ride bike w/ training wheels
◉ age 5-6 fine motor skills. Answer: - tie shoes
- copy some numbers and basic words
◉ two physical types of brain development that occur. Answer: -
myelination
- synaptic pruning
◉ myelination. Answer: the formation of a fatty sheath around the
axons of a neuron, insulates and speeds up transmission
