Girls who experience insecure, high-stress, undependable, and unpredictable environments tend to do all of the following except
a. mature sooner. c. put off having children until later in life.
b. engage in sex earlier. d. invest less in the children they have.
Question 2All of the following are associated with boys with an insecure-avoidant attachment style except
a. they display aggressive behavior.
b. they may have high status in male peer groups.
c. being tough is a better strategy for social success than being cooperative in a tough environment.
d. they tend to become well-adjusted as adults, once they are free of the harsh environment of their childhoods.
Question 3Research has shown that all of the following are true of children with secure attachment in comparison with children who do not have secure attachment except
a. they tend to have better relationships with their parents and peers.
b. they have fewer problems with depression, alcoholism, and eating disorders.
c. they may have advantages for growing up in harsh and unpredictable social environments.
d. they display more positive personality characteristics, such as self-esteem and self-confidence.
Question 4The positive effects of secure attachment are so many and so rich that McDevitt and Ormond (2004) described secure attachment in terms of a
a. booster shot.
b. security blanket.
c. shield
d. multivitamin.
Question 5Bowlby noted that the one thing that hard-core delinquent boys had in common was
a. a lack of a warm attachment in infancy.
b. a poor school record.
c. an absent father.
d. a low socioeconomic status.
Question 6Stability of attachment in infancy usually
a. causes secure attachment later in childhood.
b. is correlated with continuity of parenting styles over time.
c. has few lasting effects through childhood.
d. a predictor of children's later environment
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