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Practice Test for The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development 
11. Which temperament category is most common in young infants? • slow to warm up
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12. In reference to the "Big Five" personality traits, openness refers to
• honesty.
• assertiveness.
• being an extrovert.
• the willingness to try new things.
13. The most critical element in determining synchrony is:
love.
timing.
mood.
attention span.
14. An enduring emotional connection between people is known as.
synchrony.
love.
attachment.
bonding.
15. In the "strange situation" a sign of secure attachment is
crying and not being comforted when mother returns.
ignoring mother when she returns.
smiling at mother when she returns.
reluctance to leave mother to play with new toys.
16. Newborns have two identifiable emotions:
distress & contentment.
shame & stress.
pride & guilt.
anger & joy.
17. Synchrony begins to appear at:
6 weeks.
2 months.
3 months.
4 months.
18. A key difference between temperament & personality is that:
temperament traits are learned.
personality is more stable than temperament.
personality includes traits that are primarily learned.
personality does not begin to form until much later,
when self-awareness emerges.
19. Secure attachment is directly correlated with the promotion of:
social skills.
dependency.
self-awareness.
all of these!
20. The attachment pattern marked by anxiety & uncertainty is;
• Insecure-avoidant.
• Insecure-resistant.
• Disorganized.
• Type B.
21. Weaning is to the oral stage as ________ is to anal stage. • envy
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22. Which of the following factors are traits within the "Big Five?"
• neuroticism, openness, and extroversion
• emotionality, agreeableness, and shyness
• onscientiousness, anxiety, and psychoticism
• introversion, sensation seeking, and neuroticism
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I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
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