PSYCH 325 Exam 3 questions with correct answers
What are the major categories of emotion Correct Answer--
Physiological: heart rate, blood pressure, crying
- Subjective feelings: how you feel emotions
- Cognitive: thoughts that accompany subjective feelings
- Motivational/Behavioral: what are you going to do based on those
feelings (fight vs. flight)
What are the different types of self-conscious emotions? Correct
Answer-- Guilt, shame, embarrassment and pride
- Develop later in life because you need to first have a concept of self vs.
others
- 15-24 months show some embarrassment when they are the center of
attention
- Start to show pride when they achieve new skills
What kinds of outcomes are correlated with shame versus guilt? Correct
Answer-o Shame- feeling that one has fallen short of standards of worth
- Avoid things, keeps head down, gets offended and blames others
- Likely to be more defensive, angry and show less empathy
o Guilt- feeling regret that one is responsible for doing something wrong
- Apologizes, try to make it up/repair it, confess
How should parents talk to their children to encourage guilt rather than
shame? Correct Answer-Blame the behavior not the child
,What is emotion regulation and how does it develop? What are strategies
that children use for emotion regulation, and how do they change as
children get older? Correct Answer-o Emotional Regulation: the
strategies we use to adjust the intensity and duration of our emotional
reactions so that we can accomplish our goals
o Infancy:
- Limited capacity for self regulation at first
- By 4-6 months, they develop a few strategies
- Need an outside person to help them manage their emotions (pick them
up, rub their back, etc.)
o Early Childhood:
- Contribution of language development
- Shift from less physical strategies to more cognitive strategies
(downplay how much teasing hurts their feelings; sticks and stones)
What prompted the study of parent/child attachment? Correct Answer-
Rene Spitz 1950s: there was little emphasis on emotional caregiving
- Raised in orphanages vs. raised in prison with mother
What is attachment? What distinguishes true "attachment" from a
relationship? Correct Answer-Attachment is the strong, affectionate tie
that we have with special people in our lives
What was Bowlby's general theory? What are the parts of his
conceptualization of a secure base? Correct Answer-o Bowlby's theory
, of attachment: Infant's early relationships shape development. Idea of
the primary caregiver as a secure base
o SECURE BASE is an attachment figures presence; provides a sense of
security and allows safe exploration
What are the 4 phases of attachment, according to Bowlby? Correct
Answer-o Stage 1: Indiscriminate Social Responsiveness
- Birth-2 months
- Innate attachment behaviors
- Crying/smiling
o Stage 2: Discriminating Sociability
- 2-7 months
- Infant prefers to interact with familiar people
o Stage 3: Clear Cut Attachment
- 7-24 months
- Separation protest/anxiety
- Importance of crawling
o Stage 4: Goal-Corrected Partnerships
- 2 years and on
- Formation of reciprocal relationships
- Child begins to take their parents needs into account
Describe Harry Harlow's attachment research. What were the
implications of his study? Correct Answer-o Research on mother/infant
attachment and physical bonding
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