PSY 130 FINAL ACTUAL Study GUide
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER - an emotional bond with a specific person that is
enduring across space and time
Influences of Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER - Influence nature of interactions with
others from infancy into adulthood
Influence their feelings about the children's own worth
Harry Harlow - CORRECT ANSWER - Studied attachment in monkeys with artificial
mothers
Supported the view that healthy social & emotional development rooted in children's early social
interactions with adults
Harlow's Findings - CORRECT ANSWER - Found that monkeys prefer to spend more
time with the cloth mother instead of the wire monkey
Bowlby and Ainsworth's Attachment Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Proposes that
children are biologically predisposed to develop attachment to care givers as a means of
increasing the chances of their own survival
Secure Base - CORRECT ANSWER - The idea that the presence of a trusted caregiver
provides an infant with a sense of security that makes it possible for the child to explore the
environment
The Strange Situation - CORRECT ANSWER - a behavioral test developed by Mary
Ainsworth that is used to determine a child's attachment style
,Child exposed to seven episodes (including two separations and two reunions with caregiver)
Interactions when stranger when alone and when the caregiver is in room
low anxiety, low avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER - secure
low anxiety, high avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER - avoidant
low avoidance, high anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER - resistant
high anxiety, high avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER - disorganized
secure attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses parent as a secure base
Seeks parent at reunion and is easily soothed by the parent
Parent's behaviors toward a Secure Child - CORRECT ANSWER - Is responsive and
sensitive to the child's signals
Is affectionate and expressive
Initiates frequent close contact with the child
avoidant attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER - Readily separates to explore
Avoids or ignores the parent
Does not prefer the parent to the stranger
Parent's behaviors toward an Avoidant Child - CORRECT ANSWER - Is insensitive to the
child's signals
Avoids close contact and rejects child's bids for contact
May be angry, irritable, or impatient
, Resistant attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER - Does not separate to explore
Is wary of the stranger, even when the parent is present
Is extremely upset at separation
Not soothed by the parent in reunion
Parent's behaviors toward a Resistant Child - CORRECT ANSWER - Is inconsistent or
awkward in reacting to child's distress
Seems overwhelmed with tasks of caregiving
Disorganized attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER - Goes to parent reluctantly,
perhaps looking away from parent
May express fear when with parent
May seem to "freeze" their behavior and expressions for short periods
Parent's behaviors toward a Disorganized Child - CORRECT ANSWER - Is intrusive
Is emotionally unstable
May dissociate or be in a trance-like state
Confuses or frightens child
May be harsh or abusive
(i.e mental illnesses, or drug abuse parents)
parental sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER - An important factor contributing to the
security of an infant's attachment.
Parental sensitivity varies
(i.e being responsive when infant is distress)
Intervention Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - Indicate causal relationship between
parental sensitivity and security of attachment. (i.e parents trained to be more sensitive in their
care giving).
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER - an emotional bond with a specific person that is
enduring across space and time
Influences of Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER - Influence nature of interactions with
others from infancy into adulthood
Influence their feelings about the children's own worth
Harry Harlow - CORRECT ANSWER - Studied attachment in monkeys with artificial
mothers
Supported the view that healthy social & emotional development rooted in children's early social
interactions with adults
Harlow's Findings - CORRECT ANSWER - Found that monkeys prefer to spend more
time with the cloth mother instead of the wire monkey
Bowlby and Ainsworth's Attachment Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Proposes that
children are biologically predisposed to develop attachment to care givers as a means of
increasing the chances of their own survival
Secure Base - CORRECT ANSWER - The idea that the presence of a trusted caregiver
provides an infant with a sense of security that makes it possible for the child to explore the
environment
The Strange Situation - CORRECT ANSWER - a behavioral test developed by Mary
Ainsworth that is used to determine a child's attachment style
,Child exposed to seven episodes (including two separations and two reunions with caregiver)
Interactions when stranger when alone and when the caregiver is in room
low anxiety, low avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER - secure
low anxiety, high avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER - avoidant
low avoidance, high anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER - resistant
high anxiety, high avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER - disorganized
secure attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses parent as a secure base
Seeks parent at reunion and is easily soothed by the parent
Parent's behaviors toward a Secure Child - CORRECT ANSWER - Is responsive and
sensitive to the child's signals
Is affectionate and expressive
Initiates frequent close contact with the child
avoidant attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER - Readily separates to explore
Avoids or ignores the parent
Does not prefer the parent to the stranger
Parent's behaviors toward an Avoidant Child - CORRECT ANSWER - Is insensitive to the
child's signals
Avoids close contact and rejects child's bids for contact
May be angry, irritable, or impatient
, Resistant attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER - Does not separate to explore
Is wary of the stranger, even when the parent is present
Is extremely upset at separation
Not soothed by the parent in reunion
Parent's behaviors toward a Resistant Child - CORRECT ANSWER - Is inconsistent or
awkward in reacting to child's distress
Seems overwhelmed with tasks of caregiving
Disorganized attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER - Goes to parent reluctantly,
perhaps looking away from parent
May express fear when with parent
May seem to "freeze" their behavior and expressions for short periods
Parent's behaviors toward a Disorganized Child - CORRECT ANSWER - Is intrusive
Is emotionally unstable
May dissociate or be in a trance-like state
Confuses or frightens child
May be harsh or abusive
(i.e mental illnesses, or drug abuse parents)
parental sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER - An important factor contributing to the
security of an infant's attachment.
Parental sensitivity varies
(i.e being responsive when infant is distress)
Intervention Studies - CORRECT ANSWER - Indicate causal relationship between
parental sensitivity and security of attachment. (i.e parents trained to be more sensitive in their
care giving).
