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Which of the following is generally true about child-care settings across the United States,according to your text?


A) They are generally good in quality.
B) They vary widely in quality.
C) The vast majority are small,unlicensed in-home programs.
D) The vast majority are large,licensed centers with large numbers of children.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Juanita notes that some days with her baby are harder than others."When I'm rested,he laughs and plays,and then I feel even better.But when I'm tired,it seems that he is crankier than ever,and then I get even crankier,and it just gets worse and worse!" These differences are the result of


A) attachment.
B) reciprocal socialization.
C) the infant socializing the parent.
D) the parent socializing the infant.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Fernando is a young child who has just recently begun to smile whenever he hears his mother's voice.Approximately how old is Fernando?


A) 2 to 3 months
B) 4 to 5 months
C) 6 to 7 months
D) 8 to 9 months

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Miranda developed a basic sense of mistrust during infancy.Her parents bickered a lot and separated,and Miranda was often lost in the shuffle.According to Erik Erikson,Miranda


A) will not trust her parents but will trust most other people.
B) will maintain a basic sense of mistrust for the rest of her life.
C) will likely develop a sense of trust with her mother but not with her father.
D) may learn to trust other important people later in her life,but they will need to demonstrate their trustworthiness.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The ability to inhibit,or minimize,the intensity and duration of emotional reactions.

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Three-month-old Zoey looks up at her mother and smiles.Researchers call this type of smiling


A) trust smiling.
B) social smiling.
C) reflexive smiling.
D) attachment smiling.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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At what age do children show first fear when a new person enters their environment?


A) at birth
B) by 3 months of age
C) by 6 months of age
D) by 9 months of age

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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What is the MAIN difference between most child-care policies available in the United States and in Sweden?


A) level of inclusion of the father
B) provision of low-cost child care
C) level of inclusion of the extended family
D) provision of developmentally appropriate child care

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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A close emotional bond between an infant and a caregiver.

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The results of the large National Longitudinal Study of Child Care indicate that


A) extensive use of day care hurts parent-child relationships.
B) the influence of families and parenting is not weakened by extensive use of day care.
C) there is not enough evidence to indicate whether extensive use of day care effects the relationship between parents and children.
D) more study is needed to determine the influence of day care on parent-child relationships when that relationship is dysfunctional.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following occurs FIRST in development?


A) trust smiling
B) social smiling
C) reflexive smiling
D) attachment smiling

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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This theorist suggested that the primary "task" for infants was to develop a sense of trust in others.

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Attachment theorists would AGREE on which of the following?


A) A critical period for attachment in humans exists during the first 2 months of life.
B) Secure attachment to a single primary caregiver is essential for healthy social development.
C) A child's temperament is more important than secure attachment for healthy social development.
D) Sensitive responsiveness on the part of caregivers will help infants develop secure attachments.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Javier and his father are at the circus.A clown jumps in front of them,and Javier looks at his father to see if he is afraid or laughing.Javier is using


A) social referencing.
B) emotional regulation.
C) social reassurance.
D) modeling.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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A smile that does not occur in response to external stimuli.It happens during the month after birth and usually during sleep.

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Describe the classic study of attachment by Harlow.

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These researchers evaluated whether feed...

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An infant's fear and wariness of strangers.It tends to appear in the second half of the first year of life.

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How do child-care programs for children in low-income families compare with child care available to children in families of higher economic status?


A) Poor children in child-care programs enjoy better interactions with their teachers but encounter higher teacher-child ratios.
B) Higher-income children enjoy both better teacher-child ratios and better interactions with their teachers than do poor children in child-care programs.
C) A majority of child care in the first three years of life is of unacceptable low quality,but infants from low-income families have lower-quality child care than infants from higher-income families..
D) There is really no signifcant difference between the quality of child care for the poor and day care for those of higher income.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Briefly describe the four phases of attachment as identified by John Bowlby (1969,1989).

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Phase 1: infants instinctively direct th...

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Babies have three types of cries.Which of the following is NOT one of them?


A) the anger cry
B) the hunger cry
C) the pain cry
D) the basic cry

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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