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6. which of the following is true of learning theory explanations for attachment?
- they focus on the role of interactional synchrony
- they make use of classical conditioning only
- there is counter-evidence from human studies
- attachment is seen as a primary drive
7. which of the following is true of the 44 thieves study?
- results are not supported by those of Goldfarb
- there may be bias because Bowlby assessed affectionless psychopathy and deprivation
- partical replications e.g. Hilda Lewis have found similar results
- there was no association between maternal deprivation and affectionless psychopathy
8. in learning theory, which of the following is the focus of a primary drive?
- aggression
- food
- comfort
- love
9. Shaffer and Emerson assessed what in the infants?
- seperation anxeity
- zombie-related anxiety
- seperation and stranger anxiety
- stranger anxiety
10. Which of the following best describes maternal deprivation?
- Loss of care of the primary attachment figure without a substitute
- separation from the primary attachment figure
- failure to attach to a primary attachment figure
- failure of attachment figures to feed an infant
11. the strange situation can be best described as what kind of study?
- self-report
- naturalistic observation
- controlled observation
- laboratory experiment
12. At 4 years, Rutter found that there was:
- a positive correlation between age of adoption and intellectual development
- a negative correlation in orphans between age of adoption and intellectual development
- a positive correlation between age of adoption and social-emotional development
- no correlations of any sort
13. what is the phenomenon in which early contact influences mate preference called?
- contact comfort
- deprivation
- sexual imprinting
- imprinting
14. which is true of securely attached infants in the strange situation?
- they show little or no anxiety
- They are happy at reunion with the primary attachment figure
- they get extremely anxious at separation
- they are clingy
15. During interaction, the mother's and infant's signals
- slow down
- stay the same
- synchronise
- differentiate
16. which of these is a strength of research into early interaction?
- it is easy to interpret infant behaviour
- controlled observations capture fine detail
- it is a socially sensitive topic
- observations tell us the functions of behavior
17. which of these is a strength of Ainsworth's attachment types?
- inter-rater reliability of the strange situation
- additional attachment types appear to exist
- influence of temperament
- cross-cultural validity of the strange situation
18. Which is not true of cross-cultural attachment comparisons?
- there is more variation within countries than between them
- some attachment behaviours seem to have different meanings in different countries
- Some countries have particularly bad parents
- secure attachment is the most common type in every country
19. a parents learning to comfort a crying baby in order to stop it crying is an example of:
- negative reinforcement
- postive reinforcement
- punishment
- a primary drive
20. which attachment type is most likely to be associated with bullying?
- insecure resistant
- insecure avoidant
- securely attached
- disinhibited