A mother's social response to her infant's face can reliably produce infant smiling by eight ...

A mother's social response to her infant's face can reliably produce infant smiling by eight months of age.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Cassandra got divorced, lost her job, and had to move into a new apartment in a run-down section of town. She believes that these setbacks are temporary as she has the support of her family members and friends. Which of the following is most likely to occur to her?
 
  A) She is likely to be severely depressed and unable to cope as a result of her way of thinking about her life events.
  B) She is likely to become severely ill, which will only heighten the severity of these life events.
  C) She is likely to suffer from anxiety symptoms that will lead to thoughts of suicide.
  D) She is likely to manage her stress better than someone who believes this situation would not change.

Question 3

Contact comfort is the pleasure derived from physical contact with another.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

Corinne is going through a hostile divorce, and her youngest child is leaving home for college. She is also facing the threat of downsizing at her workplace. She blames herself for all her sorrows and sees the future as bleak and hopeless. Corinne is most likely to:
 
  A) experience a spike in fluid intelligence.
  B) recover quickly from the empty nest syndrome.
  C) learn new skills more easily than in the past.
  D) face a host of harmful health problems.

Question 5

According to studies conducted by John et al. in 2013 and Paquette & Dumont in 2013, parents, especially fathers, are more likely to encourage rough-and-tumble play in sons than daughters.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

Mario recently lost his mother and was fired from his job of 20 years. He rarely gets to see his children after his divorce. He believes that he has bad luck and that everything he does seems to end in a mess. Mario is most likely to:
 
  A) face health problems.
  B) recover from the empty nest syndrome.
  C) learn new skills more easily than in the past.
  D) experience an increase in fluid and crystalline intelligences.

Question 7

Infants who display disorganized-disoriented attachment may show contradictory behaviors, such as moving toward their mother while looking away from her.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false