Infant Development and Attachment Quiz

Responsive smiling typically emerges in infants around 1-2 months of age.

The process by which infants form strong emotional ties with their primary caregiver is termed attachment.

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

The process by which infants actively seek to maintain proximity to their caregiver is termed attachment behavior.

The emotional bond between siblings is described as sibling attachment.

The theory of attachment in infants was proposed by John Bowlby.

Stranger anxiety refers to an infant's fear of strangers, commonly emerging around 6-8 months of age.

Avoidance of the caregiver is not a characteristic of secure attachment in infants.

Resistant attachment is not one of the attachment styles proposed by Mary Ainsworth.

Oxytocin is the hormone associated with bonding and attachment in both infants and adults.

According to Bowlby, the critical period for attachment development in infants is the first 2 years of life.

The concept of the 'Strange Situation' to assess attachment in infants was proposed by Mary Ainsworth.

The primary function of the caregiver in the infant's life, according to attachment theory, is to serve as a secure base.

John Bowlby introduced the concept of 'internal working models' as a part of attachment theory.

According to attachment theory, consistent and responsive caregiving contributes most to the development of secure attachment in infants.