If a person strums his guitar a certain way and it makes a great sound, the person is more likely to strum the guitar that way again. His is an example of:

Dominica is trying to spoon soup from a big pot into a bowl, but does not have a ladle. Although a large coffee cup is sitting on the counter in front of her, she does not think of using it to transfer the soup from the pot to her bowl

It is likely that _________________ prevented her from seeing this solution to her problem. FIll in the blank with correct word.

Erik Erikson conceptualized the life span as a series of crises with which individuals must cope. Briefly describe the various stages in his approach, and then focus on the psychological bonding that occurs during an infant's development of attachment

How is attachment studied and what have developmental psychologists learned about the various types of attachment and its consequences? Briefly relate the ideas of attachment theory to Erikson's thoughts about development of trust, will, competence, and purpose. What will be an ideal response?