Recent Studies Find That a Disorganized Attachment Style Developed in Infancy

question 84

Multiple Choice

Recent studies find that a disorganized attachment style developed in infancy only when infants had the short version of the serotonin transporter gene-5-HTTLPR.This gene-environment interaction only occurred when:

• A)the infants' other-consciousness is poorly developed in the first six months after birth.
• B)mothers showed a low level of responsiveness toward their infants.
• C)maternal nutrition was deficient during the prenatal period.
• D)the infants were temperamentally inclined toward negative affectivity.

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Definitions:

Alternating Treatments Design

An experimental design in behavior analysis that allows the comparison of two or more interventions by alternating them in a rapid succession to observe their effects on behavior.

Functional Relation

The relationship between a specific behavior and the environmental conditions that reliably influences the occurrence of this behavior.

Gradual Behavior Change

A slow and systematic modification of behavior patterns over time.

Multiple Baseline Design

An experimental design that introduces the intervention at different times across settings, behaviors, or subjects to demonstrate control over the variables being examined.