Attachment DS quiz

What is attachment?

• A type of educational program

• An emotional bond between two people

• A specific childhood illness

• A developmental milestone

Who can be a caregiver?

• Only family members

• Only licensed professionals

• Any person providing care for a child

• Only a biological parent

What is interactional synchrony?

• The critical period for infants to form attachments

• A form of separation anxiety

• Mirroring facial and body movements between two people

• A stage of attachment by Schaffer and Emerson

What does reciprocity in the context of caregiver-infant interactions refer to?

• When an infant has multiple attachments

• Responding to the action of another with a similar action

• A conversation between infant and caregiver

• Agreement between parent and infant

According to Meltzoff and Moore, what did their study on interactional synchrony find?

• Infants can imitate specific facial and hand gestures

• Infants cannot imitate gestures

• Imitation is not possible in infants

• Adults cannot imitate infant gestures

What is the first stage of attachment according to Schaffer and Emerson?

• Asocial

• Multiple Attachment

• Indiscriminate Attachments

• Specific Attachment

What did Schaffer and Emerson find to be the most important factor in forming attachments?

• The amount of time spent with the infant

• The type of food provided to the infant

• Sensitive responsiveness to the baby's signals

• The number of toys the infant has

How do fathers typically engage with their infants?

• By adopting a more caregiving and nurturing role

• By engaging in educational activities only

• By adopting a more play-mate role and encouraging risk-taking

• By providing financial support only

What is the role of imitation in infant development according to Jean Piaget?

• It is crucial for language development

• It does not play a significant role

• It is considered pseudo imitation and a result of operant conditioning

• It is a form of intentional learning