Developmental Psychology Terms Quiz

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What is the term used to describe the baby monkeys' tendency to spend most of their time clinging to the soft mother figure?

Contact comfort (correct)

Maternal imprinting

Social bonding

Attachment theory

In Harlow's experiment, which type of monkey with a mother made of wire and a bottle displayed a strong attachment to the soft mother with no bottle?

Wire monkey with bottle

Soft monkey with a bottle

Wire monkey with no bottle

Soft monkey with no bottle (correct)

Who conducted the research on attachment using monkeys and raised the concept of 'contact comfort'?

John Bowlby

Edward Lorenz

Harry Harlow (correct)

Mary Ainsworth

At what age do infants typically exhibit separation anxiety according to the text?

6-7 months Signup and view all the answers

Which attachment style is characterized by the child being upset when their mother leaves, but then rejecting her upon return?

Insecure-Anxious attachment Signup and view all the answers

What is described as becoming a safe base from which children can explore the world in attachment theory?

Secure base Signup and view all the answers

According to John Bowlby, what is the human attachment relationship analogous to in animals?

Imprinting Signup and view all the answers

Which researcher developed the 'strange situation' method to assess children's attachment styles?

Mary Ainsworth Signup and view all the answers

'Disorganised attachment' is characterized by which type of behavior according to the text?

'Behaviour is contradictory' Signup and view all the answers

'Insecure-Avoidant attachment' style is typically associated with which kind of response when the mother returns?

'Ignores mother on return' Signup and view all the answers

Developmental Psychology Terms Quiz

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What is the term used to describe the baby monkeys' tendency to spend most of their time clinging to the soft mother figure?

In Harlow's experiment, which type of monkey with a mother made of wire and a bottle displayed a strong attachment to the soft mother with no bottle?

Who conducted the research on attachment using monkeys and raised the concept of 'contact comfort'?

At what age do infants typically exhibit separation anxiety according to the text?

Which attachment style is characterized by the child being upset when their mother leaves, but then rejecting her upon return?

What is described as becoming a safe base from which children can explore the world in attachment theory?

According to John Bowlby, what is the human attachment relationship analogous to in animals?

Which researcher developed the 'strange situation' method to assess children's attachment styles?

'Disorganised attachment' is characterized by which type of behavior according to the text?

'Insecure-Avoidant attachment' style is typically associated with which kind of response when the mother returns?

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