psychology chapter 6 quiz

What is an intense, reciprocal relationship between a child and an adult

. attachment

Harry Harlow (1959) demonstrated that attachment in rhesus monkeys was related to

contact comfort.

Peggy's parents are amazed at how much their daughter has changed. Over the past year, she became interested in doing chemistry experiments. Peggy predicts what will happen when she combines two chemicals together and then observes the results to see whether her hypothesis was correct. Peggy is most likely in the _______ stage of cognitive development.

. formal operational

An infant hears a loud noise and draws up his/her legs, arches the back, and starts to cry. The infant exhibits the _____ reflex.

Moro

You find that the infant you are babysitting takes great pleasure in the game of peek-a-boo. _______ concept of ________ explains this observation.

Piaget's; object permanence

Immediately after birth, Giada's son Maxwell was able to display the rooting reflex. Which of the following behaviors did Giada observe Maxwell doing?

When the corner of his mouth was stroked, Maxwell turned to search for food.

Mary and Eric are outside playing one day when Eric looks up and asks, "What's that big bright ball in the sky?" Mary replies that it is the sun. That night, Eric looks out his bedroom window and sees a big, bright ball in the sky. "Look, Mary, it's the sun!" he exclaims. This example shows that Eric has used _______ for his new knowledge.

assimilation

In the strange situation method, a child who keeps playing with building blocks and doesn't make eye contact with or ignores their mother when she returns, is demonstrating a(n)

avoidant attachment

A child is playing at the beach. She pours an equal amount of sand into both a short, fat container and a tall, thin container. When asked which container holds more sand, the child points to the tall, thin container. This response suggests that she is most likely in the ______ stage of cognitive development.

preoperational

Your little sister picks up objects, feels every part of them, and then puts them in her mouth. What stage of Jean Piaget's model of cognitive development does this behavior suggest?

sensorimotor

Erik Erikson described an early stage of psychosocial development during which we depend on primary caretakers. This relationship determines the emergence of which of Erikson's stages?

trust vs. mistrust