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One of the first signs of fear in an infant often occurs when


A) infants are in the presence of an unfamiliar adult.
B) infants are picked up by a familiar adult.
C) a stranger talks to other adults instead of picking up the baby.
D) a favourite food or toy is taken away.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Temperament during infancy is not related to temperament later in life.

A) True
B) False

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Hezron has experienced basic emotions such as happiness and anger,but he is unlikely to feel more complex emotions such as guilt,embarrassment,or pride until he


A) has some understanding of the self.
B) experiences a physiological reaction linked to his emotions.
C) displays overt behaviours associated with his subjective feelings.
D) goes through systematic desensitization.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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According to the Early Child Care study,children whose mothers work outside the home


A) are more likely to develop insecure attachments than those children whose mothers stay at home with them.
B) are more likely to develop insecure attachments when they spend many hours in day care.
C) are likely to develop insecure attachments when their mothers showed less sensitive mothering combined with low quality or large amounts of day care.
D) are more likely to develop insecure attachments when parents changed child-care arrangements frequently.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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According to Thomas and Chess's temperament categories,a difficult baby and a slow-to-warm-up baby would be alike in that they both would


A) be upset by unfamiliar situations.
B) be relatively active.
C) respond intensely when they disliked something.
D) often be unhappy.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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As infants,Nate was securely attached and Will was insecurely attached.In their preschool years,you would expect to find


A) that Will interacts more confidently and successfully with his peers than does Nate.
B) that Nate interacts more confidently and successfully with his peers than does Will.
C) that Nate,but not Will,shows abnormal levels of hostility.
D) no predictable differences between Nate and Will in terms of their social interactions.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Happiness is adaptive in


A) protection against possible threats.
B) contributing to stronger interpersonal relationships.
C) eliminating obstacles in the way of a goal.
D) eliciting nurturance from others.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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________ is more influenced by heredity than the other temperament dimensions.


A) Activity level
B) Persistence
C) Negative affect
D) Extraversion

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Temperament is not stable across situations.

A) True
B) False

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About 60-65 percent of North American babies have secure attachment relationships.

A) True
B) False

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The ability to recognize others' emotions


A) is important in social referencing.
B) emerges after the first birthday.
C) is not related to the ability to discriminate different facial expressions.
D) decreases with age.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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An infant's consistent mood and style of behaviour is called


A) emotionality.
B) rhythmicity.
C) temperament.
D) intensity of reaction.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Infants are more fearful of strangers in a familiar environment.

A) True
B) False

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When one-year-old Kim was shown a new toy,she looked at her mother who appeared to be afraid of the toy.Kim became distressed and moved away from the toy.Kim used ________ to regulate her own behaviour.


A) an internal working model
B) systematic desensitization
C) social referencing
D) stranger anxiety

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following emerges first?


A) guilt
B) embarrassment
C) pride
D) fear

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Research has shown that children with a specific variant of the DRD4 gene


A) are not affected by the quality of environment.
B) are less likely to benefit from high-quality child cares than those without the variant.
C) are more likely to be harmed by prenatal stress than those without the variant.
D) are no different from those without the variant when it comes to temperament.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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When Aida's mother left her with a new babysitter,Aida was not upset.When her mother returned,Aida ignored her.Aida appears to have a(n) ________ attachment to her mother.


A) resistant
B) disorganized (disoriented)
C) avoidant
D) secure

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Irina is a happy,cheerful baby who adjusts well to new situations.She sleeps,eats,and toilets on a regular schedule.Thomas and Chess would categorize Irina's temperament as


A) emotional.
B) easy.
C) slow-to-warm-up.
D) difficult.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is a basic emotion?


A) pride
B) guilt
C) happiness
D) embarrassment

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which of the following statements about temperament and other aspects of development is true?


A) Preschoolers with difficult temperaments are more likely than children with easy temperaments to have behavioural problems by the time they start school.
B) Children who are not frequently angry or fearful are more prone to depression.
C) Anxious,fearful children are less likely to comply with a parent's rules and requests.
D) Persistent children are less likely to succeed in school.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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