Multiple choice

1. Regarding the outcomes of Mary Ainsworth’s strange situation experiments, which statement is most accurate?

A. Avoidant children cry when the mother returns to the playroom.

B. Only two-year-olds are capable of showing a secure attachment.

C. Ambivalent children may both hit and embrace their mother on her return.

D. Disorganized-disoriented behavior precedes a secure attachment.

2. According to _______ approaches to motivation, each person strives to maintain a certain level of stimulation and activity.

A. drive-reduction 

B. instinct 

C. homeostasis

D. arousal

3. According to Erik Erikson, generativity-versus-stagnation is the typical challenge of

A. early adulthood 

B. adolescence

C. middle adulthood

D. old age

4. It’s becoming increasingly apparent to researchers that infants are born with

A. developed personalities 

B. low self-esteem 

C. high self-esteem

D. innate temperaments