Life-Span Development Santrock Exam Study Guide - Study Answer Collection
Life-Span Development Santrock Exam Study Guide - Study Answer Collection social smile - answer - a simle in response to an external stimulus which typically is a face stranger anxiety - answer - an infants fear and wariness of strangers which tends to appear in the second half of first year separation protest - answer - Reaction that occurs when infants experience a fear of being separated from a caregiver, which results in crying when the caregiver leaves. socio-emotional selectivity theory - answer - social networks become more selective as we age, the old shift to a more present life perspective- they make the most of every moment; prioritize thier social contacts temperament - answer - An individual's behavioral style and characteristic way of responding. attachment - answer - A close, emotional bond between two people social referencing - answer - reading emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a particular situation securely attached babies - answer - Babies that use the caregiver as a secure base from which to explore the environment insecure avoidant babies - answer - babies who show insecurity by avoiding the mother insecure resistant babies - answer - babies who might cling to the caregiver, then resist her by fighting against the closeness, perhaps by kicking or pushing away insecure disorganized babies - answer - babies who show insecurity by being disorganized and disoriented dismissing-avoidant attachment - answer - an insecure attachment category in which individuals de-emphasize the importance of attachment. This category is associated with consistent experiences of rejection of attachment needs by caregiver. preoccupied-ambivalent attachment - answer - an insecure attachment category in which adolescents are hypertuned to attachment experiences. This is thourhg to mainly occur because parents are inconsistently available to the adolescent unresolved-disorganized attachment - answer - an insecure category in which the adolescent has an unusually high level of fear and is disoriented. This may result from such traumatic experiences as a parent's death or abuse by parents. secure attachment style - answer - Adult attachments which are based on positive outlooks on their relationships, find it easy to get close to someone, have little stress or concern and more supportive. avoidant attachment style - answer - Adults who are resistant about getting into romantic relationships and tend to distance themselves when in a relationship. anxious attachment style - answer - Adult attachments where a person demands closeness, less trusting, more emotional and jealous, and possessive.
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