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?

    <p>6-7 months</p> 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?

    <p>Insecure-Anxious attachment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Secure base</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Imprinting</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mary Ainsworth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>'Behaviour is contradictory'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>'Ignores mother on return'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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