DEP Final Exam Questions and Answers
Attachment - Answer-a strong affectional tie that binds a person to an intimate companion and is
characterized by affection and desire to maintain proximity
4 phases
Undiscriminating Social Responsiveness
Discriminating Social responsiveness
True attachment
Goal-corrected partnership
Imprinting - Answer-An innate form of learning in which the young of certain species will follow and
become attached to moving object (usually their mothers) during a critical early period in life
Undiscriminating Social Responsiveness - Answer-Phase 1 of attachment. Birth to 2 or 3 months.
Infant is responsive to voices, faces, and other social stimuli, but any human interests them. Do not yet
have clear preference for one person over another.
*Child's actions keep adults nearby
Does not mind being left with unfamiliar adult
Discriminating Social responsiveness - Answer-Phase 2 of attachment. 2/3 months to 6/7 months.
, Infants begin to express preferences for familiar companions. Direct biggest grins and most enthusiastic
babbles toward those companions, but still friendly toward strangers
*Child responds more favorably to familiar adult
Still does not mind separation from parent
True attachment - Answer-Phase 3 of attachment. 6/7 months to 3 years.
Kids form their first clear attachments, most often to their mothers. Will follow mother to stay close,
protest when mother leaves, and greet mother warmly when she returns. Soon they become attached
to others as well- fathers, siblings, grandparents, and regular baby-sitters
*Separation anxiety when parent leaves
Stranger anxiety in the presence of an unfamiliar
person
Goal-corrected partnership - Answer-in Bowlby's attachment theory, the most mature phase of
attachment in which parent and child accommodate to each other's needs and the child becomes more
independent.
Child understands reasons for separation
Can predict when parent will return
Reduction in separation anxiety
Separation anxiety - Answer-A wary or fretful reaction that infants display when separated from their
attachment objects
Stranger anxiety - Answer-wary or fretful reaction that infants often display when approached by an
unfamiliar person.
Strange Situation - Answer-a series of mildly stressful experiences involving the departure of the parent
and exposure to a stranger to which infants are exposed to determine the quality of their attachments;
developed by Anisworth.
Attachment - Answer-a strong affectional tie that binds a person to an intimate companion and is
characterized by affection and desire to maintain proximity
4 phases
Undiscriminating Social Responsiveness
Discriminating Social responsiveness
True attachment
Goal-corrected partnership
Imprinting - Answer-An innate form of learning in which the young of certain species will follow and
become attached to moving object (usually their mothers) during a critical early period in life
Undiscriminating Social Responsiveness - Answer-Phase 1 of attachment. Birth to 2 or 3 months.
Infant is responsive to voices, faces, and other social stimuli, but any human interests them. Do not yet
have clear preference for one person over another.
*Child's actions keep adults nearby
Does not mind being left with unfamiliar adult
Discriminating Social responsiveness - Answer-Phase 2 of attachment. 2/3 months to 6/7 months.
, Infants begin to express preferences for familiar companions. Direct biggest grins and most enthusiastic
babbles toward those companions, but still friendly toward strangers
*Child responds more favorably to familiar adult
Still does not mind separation from parent
True attachment - Answer-Phase 3 of attachment. 6/7 months to 3 years.
Kids form their first clear attachments, most often to their mothers. Will follow mother to stay close,
protest when mother leaves, and greet mother warmly when she returns. Soon they become attached
to others as well- fathers, siblings, grandparents, and regular baby-sitters
*Separation anxiety when parent leaves
Stranger anxiety in the presence of an unfamiliar
person
Goal-corrected partnership - Answer-in Bowlby's attachment theory, the most mature phase of
attachment in which parent and child accommodate to each other's needs and the child becomes more
independent.
Child understands reasons for separation
Can predict when parent will return
Reduction in separation anxiety
Separation anxiety - Answer-A wary or fretful reaction that infants display when separated from their
attachment objects
Stranger anxiety - Answer-wary or fretful reaction that infants often display when approached by an
unfamiliar person.
Strange Situation - Answer-a series of mildly stressful experiences involving the departure of the parent
and exposure to a stranger to which infants are exposed to determine the quality of their attachments;
developed by Anisworth.
