Crying and Signs of Fear Displayed by Infants When They

question 268

Multiple Choice

Crying and signs of fear displayed by infants when they are left alone or with a stranger is referred to as

• A)separation anxiety.
• B)social referencing.
• C)imprinting.
• D)insecure-avoidant attachment.

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Definitions:

Reciprocal Determinism

In social-cognitive learning theories, the two-way interaction between aspects of the environment and aspects of the individual in the shaping of personality traits.

Heritability

A statistical estimate of the proportion of the total variance in some trait that is attributable to genetic differences among individuals within a group.

Factor Analysis

A statistical method for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores; clusters of measures or scores that are highly correlated are assumed to measure the same underlying trait or ability (factor).

Congruence

The degree to which things align or match up, often used in psychology to describe the alignment between an individual's self-concept and their experiences.