Applying the results from the large NICHD longitudinal study of day care, explain under what conditions nonmaternal care was most clearly associated with a risk of insecure attachment.

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. According to the study, the risk of insecure attachment was highest for infants who had both a parent and a child care provider who were low in sensitivity and responsiveness.

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A. how analogies can be used to solve problems. B. means-end analysis. C. representation and restructuring. D. the problem space.

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A teacher is working with a child who frequently engages in fighting with other children on the playground. The teacher observes and records the events that immediately precede and follow the child's behavior of fighting. Which method of conducting a functional assessment is the teacher using?

a. functional analysis b. direct observation c. indirect methods d. experimental manipulation

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a. dissociative amnesia c. dissociative identity disorder b. dissociative fugue d. catatonic schizophrenia

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