Psc 142 MIDTERM 1 Question and
answers rated A+ 2025/2026
B. The function of Emotions - correct answer ✔Various functions in children's lives and development
1. a way for children to let others know how they feel
2. Emotions are tied to social life
-tied to our social success
-in order to participate & make friends
-use emotions to nurture relationships
What is Attachment? - correct answer ✔Emotional bond that connects one to another
Is attachment reciprocal? - correct answer ✔Many say yes because of desire to maintain proximity.
But some disagree and say it is not reciprocal
Is attachment mutual in developmental theory? - correct answer ✔Yes, healthy attachment is viewed
mutual. Secure attachment helps support development (lifelong)
Comes with experience and knowledge
What is mother to child bond and what helps it? - correct answer ✔We are biologically programmed to
take care of helpless creature
Oxytocin and skin to skin contact (naked skin to naked skin nurtures attachment)
What is oxytocin? - correct answer ✔Neuropeptide that surges through body
,What group of children were reared in difficult circumstances - correct answer ✔WW2 refugee camps
w/o parents
hospitalized children
Romanian orphans as they are group reared and have no opportunity for close attachments
Who is John Bowlby? - correct answer ✔London dude born in 1907 in upper middle class home. Nanny
took care of him because his mom thought giving him attention would spoil him. His mom sent him to
boarding school at 7. His work represents Ethology in theories of attachment
Secure Base- John Bowlby - correct answer ✔Secure base is someone who empowers you.
You attach to this person which creates attachment and creates a secure base so that you can venture
the world.
Secure base is the hallmark of attachment
Attachment = Secure base!
Protest Phase - correct answer ✔First phase- Kid is screaming, calling for mommy, wants mommy back
Despair Phase - correct answer ✔Second Phase- Child becomes apathetic, loses hope in despair
Detachment Phase - correct answer ✔Third Phase- Kid is detached, interacts with other kids but when
opportunity to reunite with mom they are very cold
Features of being attached - correct answer ✔Go to person if hungry, fearful,, upset
Greet happily after being separated
experiences separation anxiety
, What age do babies get attached by? - correct answer ✔1 year
Psychoanalytic Theories of Attachment - correct answer ✔Freud: attached to thing feeding you- oral
gratification
Erikson: have to go through and resolve a series of crises- trust & mistrust
Learning Theories of Attachment - correct answer ✔Initial view was that infants would become
attached to the caregiver who feeds them and satisfies their needs. Wanting mother becomes a
"learned drive" because M is paired with relief of hunger.
Harlow's monkey study debunked this
Harlow Monkey Experiment - correct answer ✔debunked that learning & attrition of mother is cause of
attachment
Cognitive Development Theory of Attachment - correct answer ✔
Pre- attachment - correct answer ✔0-2 months
Comfortable with most people, responds indiscriminately in social situations
Early Development of Attachment Age - correct answer ✔2-7 month
Recognize familiar people, greets and engages with them
Attachment - correct answer ✔7-24 months
Protests when separated
Cautious of strangers
Intentional interactions
answers rated A+ 2025/2026
B. The function of Emotions - correct answer ✔Various functions in children's lives and development
1. a way for children to let others know how they feel
2. Emotions are tied to social life
-tied to our social success
-in order to participate & make friends
-use emotions to nurture relationships
What is Attachment? - correct answer ✔Emotional bond that connects one to another
Is attachment reciprocal? - correct answer ✔Many say yes because of desire to maintain proximity.
But some disagree and say it is not reciprocal
Is attachment mutual in developmental theory? - correct answer ✔Yes, healthy attachment is viewed
mutual. Secure attachment helps support development (lifelong)
Comes with experience and knowledge
What is mother to child bond and what helps it? - correct answer ✔We are biologically programmed to
take care of helpless creature
Oxytocin and skin to skin contact (naked skin to naked skin nurtures attachment)
What is oxytocin? - correct answer ✔Neuropeptide that surges through body
,What group of children were reared in difficult circumstances - correct answer ✔WW2 refugee camps
w/o parents
hospitalized children
Romanian orphans as they are group reared and have no opportunity for close attachments
Who is John Bowlby? - correct answer ✔London dude born in 1907 in upper middle class home. Nanny
took care of him because his mom thought giving him attention would spoil him. His mom sent him to
boarding school at 7. His work represents Ethology in theories of attachment
Secure Base- John Bowlby - correct answer ✔Secure base is someone who empowers you.
You attach to this person which creates attachment and creates a secure base so that you can venture
the world.
Secure base is the hallmark of attachment
Attachment = Secure base!
Protest Phase - correct answer ✔First phase- Kid is screaming, calling for mommy, wants mommy back
Despair Phase - correct answer ✔Second Phase- Child becomes apathetic, loses hope in despair
Detachment Phase - correct answer ✔Third Phase- Kid is detached, interacts with other kids but when
opportunity to reunite with mom they are very cold
Features of being attached - correct answer ✔Go to person if hungry, fearful,, upset
Greet happily after being separated
experiences separation anxiety
, What age do babies get attached by? - correct answer ✔1 year
Psychoanalytic Theories of Attachment - correct answer ✔Freud: attached to thing feeding you- oral
gratification
Erikson: have to go through and resolve a series of crises- trust & mistrust
Learning Theories of Attachment - correct answer ✔Initial view was that infants would become
attached to the caregiver who feeds them and satisfies their needs. Wanting mother becomes a
"learned drive" because M is paired with relief of hunger.
Harlow's monkey study debunked this
Harlow Monkey Experiment - correct answer ✔debunked that learning & attrition of mother is cause of
attachment
Cognitive Development Theory of Attachment - correct answer ✔
Pre- attachment - correct answer ✔0-2 months
Comfortable with most people, responds indiscriminately in social situations
Early Development of Attachment Age - correct answer ✔2-7 month
Recognize familiar people, greets and engages with them
Attachment - correct answer ✔7-24 months
Protests when separated
Cautious of strangers
Intentional interactions
