unit 8 quiz 2

Question 1

What were the circumstances and conclusions of Stroufe’s studies of securely attached toddlers?

Answer 1

sroufe found infants who were securely attached at 12 to 18 months. Then sroufe restudied these infants at 2- 3 years old and saw that they were more confident given challenging tasks then other infants were enthusiastic and persistent and were outgoing and responsive with other children

Question 2

? How did Erik Erikson define basic trust?

Answer 2

basic trust is the sense that the world is predictable and reliable.

Question 3

What were Erikson’s theories regarding how one attains and maintains secure attachment?

Answer 3

Erikson said basic trust came from early parenting. erkiomn said that infants that had good, loving caregivers formed a lifelong trust rather than fear

Question 4

How have erkison’s studies played themselves out today?

Answer 4

Today adults have romantic love that is either secure, trusting or insecure, anxious , or avoidance of attachment. Many researcher also believe that our early attachments form the foundation for adult relationships

Question 5

define secure?

Answer 5

secure attachments are when babies play comfortably and happily explore envioenmtn . When mom leaves they are distressed but when she returns they want contact

Question 6

insecure attachment?

Answer 6

Insecure attachment is when babies do not explore surroundings and cling onto their moms , when she leaves they do not stop crying

Question 7

What did Ainsworth’s “strange situation” study reveal about the characteristics of responsive and unresponsive mothers?

Answer 7

Anithsworths studies showed that sensitive responsive moms had securely attached babies. And insensitive, unresponsive moms who only attended to baby when they felt like it had insure babies.

Question 8

How did Harlow’s study demonstrate the results of unresponsive parenting?

Answer 8

Harlow found that when baby monkeys were put in a strange situation without their artificial moms they were terrified