Ainsworth concluded that the quality of attachment was based mainly on how ____ the mother was
a. demanding and responsive
b. caring and tempered
c. emotionally mature and intelligent
d. sensitive and responsive
D. When considering the mother–child interactions in the home in relation to their behavior as observed in the Strange Situation, Ainsworth concluded that the quality of attachment was based mainly on how sensitive and responsive the mother was.
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Matilda is seventy years old and in good health, with no signs of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Matilda is most likely to experience some difficulties remembering ____
a. ?the name of her next-door neighbor b. ?what she had for lunch yesterday c. ?her phone number d. ?the recipe for her homemade brownies
Celia is taking an interest inventory. One of the questions asks her to choose which she would prefer doing: traveling, reading books, or cooking. The question does not give her a "none of the above" option. What is this format called?
a. forced choice c. validity of scale b. behavior rating scale d. reliability of scale
Babies who receive more responsive and immediate caregiving when distressed show higher rates of persistent crying because they learn that is the most effective way to get attention.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Suppose a young child is adopted into a caring, mentally healthy family, yet still develops antisocial personality disorder. Based on your understanding of the risk factors for ASPD, which of the following most likely explains this outcome?
A. The child may have received too privileged an upbringing, leading to lessened empathy for those less fortunate than him, which increased the risk of developing ASPD. B. The parents may have acted heroically in a dangerous situation; the child, misunderstanding their motives, interpreted this to mean that any risk-taking behavior tends to be rewarded, leading him to do so with increasing frequency. C. The parents may have been seen as too caring during the child's adolescent years, causing him to rebel by acting in what he saw as an opposite fashion. D. The child's biological parents may have had ASPD, and thus he had a genetic disposition towards developing the disorder, which outweighed the pleasant upbringing he experienced.