Which of the following has been applied most successfully to explaining at least some aspects of the infant-mother attachment?
a. evolutionary theory c. psychoanalytic theory
b. information-processing theory d. cognitive development theory
Question 2Which of the following is a factor that has consistently been found to be related to quality of infant-mother interactional synchronicity?
a. families with children who have parents outside the marriage
b. maternal depression
c. maternal substance abuse
d. paternal detachment
Question 3Which of the following involves relatively prolonged periods of interactional exchanges with coordination of bodies and facial expressions over time?
a. interactional synchronicity c. caregiver attunement
b. internal working models of attachment d. natural parenting
Question 4Synchrony and a mother's sensitivity to her infant's signals are probably more easily seen when babies are
a. playing. c. in the presence of unfamiliar people.
b. about to take a nap. d. being spoon-fed.
Question 5Scarr and associates identified all of the following features of daycare that are associated with the quality of a child's experience except
a. age of the child. c. group size.
b. caregiver-to-child ratio. d. caregiver training and experience.
Question 6Mother-infant harmonious interaction, in which the two take turns responding to each other's leads, needs, and emotions, is
a. shared attention. c. natural parenting.
b. bonding. d. interactional synchronicity.
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