Psychology: Infant Attachment Development
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What is the reason for infants to maintain contact with their caregivers?

  • To develop stranger anxiety
  • To develop fearful reactions
  • To form attachments necessary for survival (correct)
  • To develop a sense of trust

Who believed that the formation of a stable mother-infant bond is necessary for normal social and personality development?

  • Erik Erikson
  • Robert Sears
  • Sigmund Freud (correct)
  • John Bowlby

What is the result of close contact with a mother figure, according to Learning theorists like Robert Sears?

  • Development of fearful reactions
  • Formation of attachments
  • Acquisition of skills to interact efficiently with others (correct)
  • Stranger anxiety

What is the long-term effect of early social and emotional development?

<p>Influence on future development (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Erikson, what does emotional attachment provide to a child?

<p>A sense of trust (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary for infants to survive, according to the text?

<p>Forming attachments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a baby's feelings?

<p>To communicate with caregivers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Leslie Cohen, what is the characteristic of attachments?

<p>They are selective in character (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why the mother is considered a logical attachment object for the baby?

<p>Because the mother provides warmth, comfort, and security (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of attachments according to Erik Erikson?

<p>Rewardingness and feeding (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary for an attachment to occur?

<p>The ability to distinguish familiar persons from strangers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary driving force behind attachment behaviors according to some theories?

<p>Rewardingness and feeding (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a child who relates to the world successfully?

<p>Happy, interested in the world, wants to explore (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a consequence of a child relating to the world unsuccessfully?

<p>Has aches and pains with no physical causes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of a parent's emotional background that affects the child's relation to the world?

<p>Acceptance of the child (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a way for parents to help their child learn and relate to the world successfully?

<p>Share experiences with the child (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a child who has trouble making friends?

<p>Aloof, starts fights (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of a child relating to the world successfully in school?

<p>Eager to learn, curious, happy at school (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a way for parents to understand their child's needs and relate to the world successfully?

<p>Understand the child's friends (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of a parent's role in helping their child relate to the world successfully?

<p>Understanding the child's needs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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