Infant Emotions and Attachment Quiz

Infants typically start to exhibit social smiles around 3 months of age.

The term for an infant's ability to differentiate between familiar and unfamiliar faces is stranger recognition.

Mary Ainsworth is associated with the concept of the 'Strange Situation' as a method to assess attachment.

The term for an infant's ability to follow and mimic the gaze of others, particularly the caregiver, is gaze following.

In the context of attachment, the term for an infant's ability to seek and maintain proximity to the caregiver is proximity maintenance.

Attachment theory, emphasizing early bonds with caregivers, was developed by John Bowlby.

The term for an infant's distress when separated from their primary caregiver is separation anxiety.

Avoidant attachment is characterized by infants showing minimal distress when separated from their caregiver and actively avoiding them upon reunion.

Oxytocin promotes bonding in the formation of infant-mother bonding.

The primary function of the caregiver in forming a secure attachment with an infant, according to attachment theory, is offering security.

In the context of infant emotions, the term for a baby's expression of fear or distress when confronted with an unfamiliar person is stranger anxiety.

John Bowlby proposed the concept of the 'internal working model' in the context of attachment theory.

The primary emotion expressed by infants during the first few months of life is joy.

John Bowlby developed the concept of 'attachment behavior system,' emphasizing its evolutionary roots in promoting survival and protection.

The term for an infant's ability to regulate their emotional state with the help of the caregiver's comforting presence is emotional regulation.

The primary purpose of the caregiver in providing a secure base for the infant according to attachment theory is security.

Secure attachment is not one of the stages in Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation procedure.

Thomas and Chess are known for their work on the concept of 'goodness of fit' in the context of infant temperament and caregiver interactions.

The term for an infant's ability to imitate facial expressions and gestures, often observed shortly after birth, is social mirroring.

Disorganized attachment is characterized by infants displaying a mix of resistant and avoidant behaviors in the Strange Situation.

According to attachment theory, the term used to describe a child using the caregiver as a secure base to explore the environment is secure base behavior.

According to the ethological theory of attachment, the adaptive function of the infant's attachment to the caregiver is survival and protection.

Disorganized attachment is characterized by inconsistent and unpredictable caregiver responses, leading to confusion in the infant.

Ambivalent attachment is characterized by infants showing intense distress upon separation from the caregiver and difficulty being comforted upon reunion.

According to attachment theory, the term for the child's ability to use the caregiver as a secure base to explore, but with occasional checking back for reassurance, is secure base behavior.