Which of the following statements is true of Bowlby's (1969) evolutionary theory of attachment?
a) Mothers of securely attached infants have been characterized as being insensitive and uninvolved.
b) Mothers of securely attached infants are suspected of being intrusive and overstimulating.
c) Infants explore their environment, regardless of the proximity to an attachment figure.
d) Infants have a preprogrammed, biological basis for becoming attached to their caregivers.
d
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a. assimilation b. marginalization c. immersion d. separation
Psychologists who study sensory processes are most likely to use signal detection theory because it makes it possible to
a. lower an individual's difference threshold. b. separate sensory processes from response bias. c. determine why an individual would be a "naysayer." d. determine the single, true absolute threshold.
Gino has a negative view of others and a negative view of himself. What kind of attachment would he demonstrate?
A. fearful attachment B. dismissing attachment C. secure attachment D. preoccupied attachment
A(n) _________ intention is the intent to attain some particular outcome as an end; a(n) _________ intention deals with how that end will be attained
a. ends; action b. thought; action c. goal; implementation d. thought; implementation