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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e

Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

Psychosocial Development during the First Three Years

True/False


1	One of the first emotions infants show is disgust.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Babies whose parents regularly respond to their cries tend to become more dependent.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	An 8-month-old baby may laugh at something unexpected.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	An "easy" child is one who is easy to raise.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Temperament tends to be stable.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Efe infants are breastfed by other women in addition to their mothers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Gender-typed behavior increases throughout the preschool period.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Most grandparents are deeply involved in their grandchildren's lives.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	According to Erikson, it is important to avoid creating mistrust in an infant.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	According to Ainsworth, an essential part of human personality development is an infant's attachment to the mother
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	Ainsworth found that attachment to the mother generally develops by 6 or 7 months.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	Infants who are securely attached to the mother tend to stay by her side.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	Research has found that mothers' employment has a negative effect on babies' security of attachment.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	Babies who are securely attached to their mothers also tend to be securely attached to their fathers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	During the "still-face" episode, infants usually engage in attention-seeking behaviors.
		A)	True
		B)	False


16	Babies of depressed mothers tend to show signs of emotional withdrawal because of inability to elicit responses from the mother.
		A)	True
		B)	False


17	Stranger anxiety is universal across cultures.
		A)	True
		B)	False


18	By 18 months, babies typically can recognize their own image.
		A)	True
		B)	False


19	Negativism generally peaks at about age 3½ to 4.
		A)	True
		B)	False


20	Self-regulation is generally developed by the age of 2.
		A)	True
		B)	False


21	Children whose mothers closely supervise their compliance with household rules tend to obey more readily than children who are less closely supervised.
		A)	True
		B)	False


22	Sibling conflict increases when the younger sibling becomes a toddler.
		A)	True
		B)	False


23	Babies become more sociable around the age of 1 year, when they start to walk.
		A)	True
		B)	False


24	In the United States, children from low-income families tend to receive the worst quality of care in organized day care centers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


25	Early entrance into day care negatively affects security of attachment.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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