Studies done by Harry and Margaret Harlow found that a. nutrition was the most important factor in attachment. b. contact comfort was the most important factor in attachment. c. the surrogate mother's appearance was the most important attachment factor. d. monkeys were equally likely to become attached to either surrogate mother. e. the monkeys didn't form attachments to the surrogate mothers.

A 4-year-old child comes into the room and tells her parent, "I broke it" without feeling the need to tell her parent what is broken because a. the child lacks an understanding of conservation. b. the child is afraid of being punished. c. the child's cannot remember what was broken. d. the child has assimilated the object into her memory. e. the child is egocentric.

What do we call an optimal window of opportunity for proper development? a. Attachment b. A critical period c. A social period e. A parenting style

Which of the following would be considered a sign of secure attachment in a 1-year-old? a. Showing no sign of stranger anxiety, whether the parent is present or not. b. Paying no attention to a parent who re turns after a brief separation. c. Showing anger at the parent after a brief separation. d. Becoming distressed when the parent leaves and seeking contact on return. e. Not reacting to a parent leaving or returning after a brief. separation.

An 18-month-old typically recognizes herself in a mirror. This self-awareness contributes to a. self-assurance. b. self-concept. c. self-esteem. d. self-actualization. e. self-determination.

Which of the following would indicate that a child understands conservation? a. She would continue to seek a toy hidden under a blanket. b. She would "hide" in a game of hide-and-seek by covering her eyes with her hands. c. She would believe that a clay snake would have the same amount of clay as the clay ball that was used to make it. d. She would recognize that 7+3 involves the same mathematical relationship as 10-7. e. She would be able to comprehend the logic of if then statements.

What did Harlow's research on rhesus monkeys reveal?

Infantile amnesia best explains why a. Justina, age 25, cannot remember hearing Japanese when she was 10. b. Ella, age 10, has no memories of her third birthday party c. Karla, age 3, can't understand why her new brother is crying d. Becka, age 2, is unable to remember where she left her doll. e. Hannah, age 6, can't remember the gymnastics routine she just learned.

In the attachment studies conducted with infant monkeys, what did the Harlows find? a. Nutrition was the most important factor in attachment. b. Contact comfort was the most important factor in attachment. c. The surrogate mother’s appearance was the most important attachment factor. Monkeys were equally likely to become attached to either surrogate mother. e. The monkeys didn’t form attachments to the surrogate mothers.

Which of the following identifies the parenting style most likely to ground a teen who had missed a curfew-and to explain the rationale for doing so, after considering the teen’s reasons? a. Authoritative. b. Authoritarian. c. Permissive. d. Secure attachment. e. Insecure attachment.

Which of the following cognitive abilities is possible only at the formal operational stage? a. Reversing arithmetic operations. b. Using a theory of mind to predict the behavior of others. c. Using hypothetical situations as the basis of moral reasoning. d. Using symbolic thinking for pretend play. e. Understanding basic physics to recognize impossible situations.

If you showed a 2- year-old a model of her bedroom where you'd hidden a toy behind the bed, she would a. understand that the model represented her room, but not be able to find the toy in her own room b. exhibit schematic thinking and be able to explain the study back to you. c. be unable to find the toy in her room due to a lack of symbolic thinking. d. understand that the model represented her room, and be able to find the toy in her own room. e. misunderstand the instructions due to her lack of theory of mind.

Which of the following is a current belief of researchers that differs from Piaget's original theories? a. Infants simply have less information about the world than older children and adults. b. Object permanence develops earlier than Piaget believed. c. Infants learn more by verbal explanations than Piaget believed. d. Accommodation is a process that doesn't occur in young children. e. Schemas don't form until later than Piaget believed.

Vygotsky called the space between what a child could learn with and without help the a. theory of mind. b. zone of abstract logic. c. zone of abstract reasoning. d. zone of proximal development. e. zone of developmental readiness.