Psychology lesson 6

Children who are developing disorganized attachment to their caregivers most likely have been ________.

Abused

Umberto is a one year old, and his mother is sensitive and responsive to his needs. He is distressed when his mother leaves him, and he is happy to see her when she returns. What kind of attachment is this?

Secure

What was Mary Ainsworth trying to determine when she devised an experimental method called the "strange situation"?

The nature of attachment between caretakers and babies

Sonya is 17 years old. According to Erikson, her chief task will be acquiring a sense of _______.

Identity

A(an) ________ begins as a one-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge.

Zygote

Crawling, walking, writing, dressing, naming colors, speaking in sentences, and starting puberty are all examples of ________.

Developmental milestones

Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants _______.

Got upset if the mother left the room, and were easily soothed and welcomed her back when she returned

What are some of the common consequences to a child whose mother smoked cigarettes while pregnant?

Lower birth weight and short stature

Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development?

Zygote, embryo, fetus

According to research on categories of parenting styles by Diana Baumrind, __________ parents are those who are firm and set limits and goals, reason with their children and encourage their independence.

Authoritative

Which of the following theories sees aging as a process whereby cells are assumed to have a limitation on the number of times they can reproduce to repair damage?

Cellular clock theory

Annaliese knows that her friend is paying an online service to write a term paper. This bothers her, but she knows that if she tells the teacher everyone will think she is a snitch. She decides her friends' approval is more important, so she says nothing about the cheating. What stage of moral reasoning does this exemplify?

Conventional

Jory, a six year old, is picking out a card for his mother's birthday. He picks the card with a picture of Lightning McQueen, reasoning that since he loves Cars his mother does also. What does this exemplify?

Egocentrism

Which of the following describes the embryonic period?

The period during which the major organs and structures of the organisms first develop

In Harry Harlow's study of attachment, the primary factor in determining the baby monkeys' attachment figure was ___________.

Contact comfort

Madeline is seven months old. Her mother is eating a cookie and Madeline wants some. Her mother hides the cookie under a napkin, but Madeline is not fooled. She knows the cookie is still there. What does this exemplify?

Object permanance

According to Jean Piaget, in what stage do children begin to use language?

Preoperational

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Sentimore; preoperational; concrete operations; formal operations

Tabitha and Gretchen are mothers who each have a three-month-old infant. Tabitha tells Gretchen, "My son is so fussy," to which Gretchen replies, "That is funny — my son is so easy." It appears that Tabitha and Gretchen are discussing their newborns' ________.

Temperaments