LearningCurve 3b. Infancy and Childhood

"I don't care whether you want to wash the dishes; you will do so because I said so!" This statement is MOST representative of a(n) _____ parenting style.

authoritarian

Viv's father demands total obedience from his children. When he speaks, he expects his children to listen. There is no discussion and no arguing. He has zero tolerance for anyone breaking the rules he has decreed. Viv's father has a(n) _____ parenting style.

authoritarian

Five-year-old twins Keith and Kevin each have 4 ounces of juice in their glasses. Keith's glass is tall and narrow, whereas Kevin's is shorter and wider. Kevin complains that Keith has more juice, revealing his lack of:

conservation

From ages 3 to 6, the brain's neural network is sprouting most rapidly in the _____ lobes.

frontal

Nature is to nurture as _____ is/are to _____.

maturation; experience

A game of peekaboo with his dad excites William during the first 6 months of his life because William actually thinks his dad has disappeared. This is because William lacks _____.

object permanence

Harry Harlow and his colleagues completed a number of studies in which baby macaque monkeys were raised with two artificial surrogate mothers. One of the mothers was made of wire, and the other was made of soft cloth. Either mother could provide food. Harlow found that when the infant monkeys were startled or frightened, they:

preferred the cloth surrogate even if it provided no food.

Alice takes her 1-year-old son, Derek, to visit an infant-toddler program in which she hopes to enroll him. Derek eagerly explores the room as long as Alice is present. When Alice leaves the room to fill out some forms, Derek becomes somewhat upset. When she returns, though, Derek quickly calms down. Which term BEST describes Derek's attachment style?

secure

Shelly's brother hid her favorite stuffed bear in another cabinet after Shelly had originally put the bear in her own toy chest. When she returns, she is able to find the bear in the cabinet where her brother had put it. This illustrates Shelly's development of:

theory of mind.

With respect to parenting style, negligent is to ______ as ______ is to unrestraining.

uninvolved; permissive

Leon's parents set firm rules but are responsive to his needs. They give him a chance to explain himself, and they explain their position on why they cannot allow him to stay out past midnight. Leon's parents have a(n) _____ parenting style.

authoritative