PSYC 333 EXAM 3 – Psychology course exam material
_____ attachment refers to a relationship in which an infant obtains both comfort and
confidence from the presence of his or her caregiver. - correct answer ✔✔Secure
The primary feature of caregivers of insecure-resistant infants is the caregivers' tendency to be
_____ in their early caregiving. - correct answer ✔✔inconsistent
Young Torrence continues playing when his mother leaves the room and ignores her when she
returns. Torrence most likely has a(n) _____ attachment pattern. - correct answer ✔✔insecure-
avoidant
Research suggests that elementary school children with insecure attachments to both parents
are - correct answer ✔✔especially prone to problem behaviors such as aggression and defiance
Behaviorists believe that the basis for attachment was - correct answer ✔✔food such as breast
milk
The SLC6A4 gene, formerly known as 5HTT, is a variant frequently associated with reactivity and
vulnerability in the face of stress and is part of the _____ system. - correct answer ✔✔serotonin
John Bowlby believed that children are biologically predisposed to develop attachments to
caregivers as a means of increasing the chances of their own survival. This is called - correct
answer ✔✔attachment theory
Jackson is a 3-year-old that is being raised by parents who demonstrate parental sensitivity.
According to studies cited in your text, Jackson will likely grow up to be: - correct answer
✔✔better adjusted and more socially skilled
, Researchers have found that an infant's behavior in the Strange Situation, compared to his or
her behavior at home - correct answer ✔✔tends to be the same
In general, experimental interventions with caregivers who were depressed that were designed
to improve the caregiver's attachment to his or her child(ren) have found - correct answer
✔✔success in improving the quality of mother-infant attachment
Which attachment pattern involves infants or young children who seem somewhat indifferent
toward their caregiver and may even avoid the caregiver and may be easily comforted by a
stranger? - correct answer ✔✔insecure-avoidant
Children's security of attachment is related to their later psychological, social, and _____
functioning. - correct answer ✔✔cognitive
According to Mary Ainsworth, a child with insecure-resistant attachment will - correct answer
✔✔continue to show signs of distress when the mother returns after a brief absence
The concept of differential susceptibility involves the idea that an infant's genetic makeup
affects the degree to which his or her - correct answer ✔✔
John Bowlby replaced the psychoanalytic notion of a "needy, dependent infant" with the idea of
a "competence-motivated infant" who uses his or her primary caregiver as a(n) _____ base. -
correct answer ✔✔secure
David and Sonya have a 3-month-old infant, they provide expressions of warmth and contingent
responsiveness to their baby, such as when the baby requires assistance or are in distress. David
and Sonya are demonstrating: - correct answer ✔✔parental sensitivity
One-year-old Tom rarely acts nervous in new situations and pays little attention to his mother's
presence or absence. Tom would MOST likely be classified as having a(n) _____ attachment
style. - correct answer ✔✔insecure-avoidant
_____ attachment refers to a relationship in which an infant obtains both comfort and
confidence from the presence of his or her caregiver. - correct answer ✔✔Secure
The primary feature of caregivers of insecure-resistant infants is the caregivers' tendency to be
_____ in their early caregiving. - correct answer ✔✔inconsistent
Young Torrence continues playing when his mother leaves the room and ignores her when she
returns. Torrence most likely has a(n) _____ attachment pattern. - correct answer ✔✔insecure-
avoidant
Research suggests that elementary school children with insecure attachments to both parents
are - correct answer ✔✔especially prone to problem behaviors such as aggression and defiance
Behaviorists believe that the basis for attachment was - correct answer ✔✔food such as breast
milk
The SLC6A4 gene, formerly known as 5HTT, is a variant frequently associated with reactivity and
vulnerability in the face of stress and is part of the _____ system. - correct answer ✔✔serotonin
John Bowlby believed that children are biologically predisposed to develop attachments to
caregivers as a means of increasing the chances of their own survival. This is called - correct
answer ✔✔attachment theory
Jackson is a 3-year-old that is being raised by parents who demonstrate parental sensitivity.
According to studies cited in your text, Jackson will likely grow up to be: - correct answer
✔✔better adjusted and more socially skilled
, Researchers have found that an infant's behavior in the Strange Situation, compared to his or
her behavior at home - correct answer ✔✔tends to be the same
In general, experimental interventions with caregivers who were depressed that were designed
to improve the caregiver's attachment to his or her child(ren) have found - correct answer
✔✔success in improving the quality of mother-infant attachment
Which attachment pattern involves infants or young children who seem somewhat indifferent
toward their caregiver and may even avoid the caregiver and may be easily comforted by a
stranger? - correct answer ✔✔insecure-avoidant
Children's security of attachment is related to their later psychological, social, and _____
functioning. - correct answer ✔✔cognitive
According to Mary Ainsworth, a child with insecure-resistant attachment will - correct answer
✔✔continue to show signs of distress when the mother returns after a brief absence
The concept of differential susceptibility involves the idea that an infant's genetic makeup
affects the degree to which his or her - correct answer ✔✔
John Bowlby replaced the psychoanalytic notion of a "needy, dependent infant" with the idea of
a "competence-motivated infant" who uses his or her primary caregiver as a(n) _____ base. -
correct answer ✔✔secure
David and Sonya have a 3-month-old infant, they provide expressions of warmth and contingent
responsiveness to their baby, such as when the baby requires assistance or are in distress. David
and Sonya are demonstrating: - correct answer ✔✔parental sensitivity
One-year-old Tom rarely acts nervous in new situations and pays little attention to his mother's
presence or absence. Tom would MOST likely be classified as having a(n) _____ attachment
style. - correct answer ✔✔insecure-avoidant
