PSYC 355 - FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Children who do not fit into Ainsworth's three original categories now are typically classified as:
Answer:
disorganized secure avoidant resistant
disorganized
Question:
2. In Bowlby's attachment theory, the secure base refers to:
Answer:
a special setting developed for needy, dependent infants a comfortable and safe home setting the
evolutionary roots of how children become attached to caregivers the haven of safety a caretaker provides
that allows a child to explore the environment
the haven of safety a caretaker provides that allows a child to explore the environment
Question:
3. Children's development is best predicted from looking at:
Answer:
the quality of parenting at the time of interest early attachment status both early attachment status and the
quality of parenting at the time of interest both early attachment status and children's IQ scores
both early attachment status and the quality of parenting at the time of interest
Question:
4. Internal working models of attachment:
Answer:
involve individuals' feelings about being worthy or unworthy of love are entirely due to biology persist
throughout childhood, but not into adulthood are possessed only by securely attached individuals
involve individuals' feelings about being worthy or unworthy of love
Question:
5. Mary Ainsworth concluded that the quality of infant attachments can be determined by looking at:
Answer:
infant reactions to separations from the caregiver and the infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base the
infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base and smiling versus crying in the presence of the caregiver
infant smiling directed at the caregiver and caregiver nonverbal communication toward the infant mutual
verbal and nonverbal communication between the infant and the caregiver infant reactions to separations
from the caregiver and the infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base
Question:
6. Which assertion about attachment behaviors in different cultures is true?
, Answer:
Although infants of many cultures can be classified into the major attachment categories, in some cultures
the amount of children in each category varies from the U.S. Attachment behaviors are entirely dependent
on culture, and the Strange Situation can only be used to classify infants in the United States Attachment is
biologically driven, and thus infants in all cultures display the same types of attachment behaviors and are
classified into the same major attachment groups Infants in all other cultures show entirely different
patterns of attachment behavior and cannot be classified into the same groups as infants in the United
States
Although infants of many cultures can be classified into the major attachment categories, in some cultures
the amount of children in each category varies from the U.S.
Question:
7. Which milestone is NOT an indication that a child has a sense of self?
Answer:
attempting to set own goals in opposition to parents' goals experiencing embarrassment recognizing self in
the mirror imitating others' facial expressions
imitating others' facial expressions
Question:
8. When asked to describe himself, Marcus says, "I have a lot of friends because I am fun to be with and I
stand up for my friends. I am pretty smart in reading, but I feel kind of dumb in science because all of the
other kids get better grades on their tests than I do. Even though I don't study as much as I should, and I am
not as fast a runner as the other kids, other kids like me and I like myself." Marcus is MOST likely to be
how old?
Answer:
7 years old 10 years old 14 years old 3 years old
10 years old
Question:
9. Michael is an adolescent whose parents have always expected him to become a lawyer. Without
considering any other options throughout high school or college, Michael applies to law school. Erikson
would say Michael has made what type of identity choice?
Answer:
foreclosure achievement moratorium confusion
foreclosure
Question:
10. Diego is a Mexican American adolescent who has not examined his ethnicity and is not particularly
interested in it. Diego is in which phase of ethnic-identity development?
Answer:
bicultural identity ethnic-identity search/moratorium ethnic-identity diffusion/foreclosure ethnic-identity
achievement
ethnic-identity diffusion/foreclosure
Question:
11. The one-child policy in China is an example of the link between which two systems of
Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model?
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Children who do not fit into Ainsworth's three original categories now are typically classified as:
Answer:
disorganized secure avoidant resistant
disorganized
Question:
2. In Bowlby's attachment theory, the secure base refers to:
Answer:
a special setting developed for needy, dependent infants a comfortable and safe home setting the
evolutionary roots of how children become attached to caregivers the haven of safety a caretaker provides
that allows a child to explore the environment
the haven of safety a caretaker provides that allows a child to explore the environment
Question:
3. Children's development is best predicted from looking at:
Answer:
the quality of parenting at the time of interest early attachment status both early attachment status and the
quality of parenting at the time of interest both early attachment status and children's IQ scores
both early attachment status and the quality of parenting at the time of interest
Question:
4. Internal working models of attachment:
Answer:
involve individuals' feelings about being worthy or unworthy of love are entirely due to biology persist
throughout childhood, but not into adulthood are possessed only by securely attached individuals
involve individuals' feelings about being worthy or unworthy of love
Question:
5. Mary Ainsworth concluded that the quality of infant attachments can be determined by looking at:
Answer:
infant reactions to separations from the caregiver and the infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base the
infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base and smiling versus crying in the presence of the caregiver
infant smiling directed at the caregiver and caregiver nonverbal communication toward the infant mutual
verbal and nonverbal communication between the infant and the caregiver infant reactions to separations
from the caregiver and the infant's use of the caregiver as a secure base
Question:
6. Which assertion about attachment behaviors in different cultures is true?
, Answer:
Although infants of many cultures can be classified into the major attachment categories, in some cultures
the amount of children in each category varies from the U.S. Attachment behaviors are entirely dependent
on culture, and the Strange Situation can only be used to classify infants in the United States Attachment is
biologically driven, and thus infants in all cultures display the same types of attachment behaviors and are
classified into the same major attachment groups Infants in all other cultures show entirely different
patterns of attachment behavior and cannot be classified into the same groups as infants in the United
States
Although infants of many cultures can be classified into the major attachment categories, in some cultures
the amount of children in each category varies from the U.S.
Question:
7. Which milestone is NOT an indication that a child has a sense of self?
Answer:
attempting to set own goals in opposition to parents' goals experiencing embarrassment recognizing self in
the mirror imitating others' facial expressions
imitating others' facial expressions
Question:
8. When asked to describe himself, Marcus says, "I have a lot of friends because I am fun to be with and I
stand up for my friends. I am pretty smart in reading, but I feel kind of dumb in science because all of the
other kids get better grades on their tests than I do. Even though I don't study as much as I should, and I am
not as fast a runner as the other kids, other kids like me and I like myself." Marcus is MOST likely to be
how old?
Answer:
7 years old 10 years old 14 years old 3 years old
10 years old
Question:
9. Michael is an adolescent whose parents have always expected him to become a lawyer. Without
considering any other options throughout high school or college, Michael applies to law school. Erikson
would say Michael has made what type of identity choice?
Answer:
foreclosure achievement moratorium confusion
foreclosure
Question:
10. Diego is a Mexican American adolescent who has not examined his ethnicity and is not particularly
interested in it. Diego is in which phase of ethnic-identity development?
Answer:
bicultural identity ethnic-identity search/moratorium ethnic-identity diffusion/foreclosure ethnic-identity
achievement
ethnic-identity diffusion/foreclosure
Question:
11. The one-child policy in China is an example of the link between which two systems of
Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model?
