Jose is 10 months old. His mother enrolled him in day care now that she is returning to work full-time. On his first morning at the day care center, he cries when his mother leaves. Jose is showing
A) insecure attachment.
B) contact comfort.
C) separation anxiety.
D) orientation without discrimination.
C) separation anxiety. Distress infants experience when separated from their primary caregivers is separation anxiety.
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American parents who use shame and withdrawal of love in early childhood have been associated with which of the following outcomes for their children?
a. anxiety, aggression, and problems with peer relations b. strong ego development c. moral development, social maturity, and psychological control d. academic success, athletic superiority, and fairness
Token economies within institutions that utilize tangible rewards for appropriate behaviors and a loss of privileges for inappropriate behaviors would be an important area of study for
a. comparative psychologists. b. learning theorists. c. biopsychologists. d. psychologists investigating sensation and perception.