Which of the Following Is True of Emotional Regulation

question 110

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of emotional regulation?

• A) Children displaying emotional regulation look toward a disturbing event or suck their thumbs.
• B) Children of secure mothers are less likely to regulate their own emotions in a positive manner.
• C) Infants learn to regulate their emotions with help from their caregivers.
• D) Insecure infants show greater emotional regulation during adolescence than secure infants.

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Definitions:

Inductive Reasoning

Reasoning from one or more specific experiences or facts to reach (induce) a general conclusion. (Also called bottom-up reasoning.)

Secondary Education

Literally, the period after primary education (elementary or grade school) and before tertiary education (college). It usually occurs from about ages 12 to 18, although there is some variation by school and by nation.

Invincibility Fable

An adolescent’s egocentric conviction that he or she cannot be overcome or even harmed by anything that might defeat a normal mortal, such as unprotected sex, drug abuse, or high-speed driving.

Adolescent

An individual in the stage of development between childhood and adulthood, often marked by significant physical, psychological, and social changes.