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Ask Yourself

Ask Yourself

This activity contains 15 questions.

	REVIEW: Why do many infants show stranger anxiety in the second half of the first year? What factors can increase or decrease wariness of strangers? (pp. 186, 188)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: At age 14 months, Reggie built a block tower and gleefully knocked it down. But at age 2, he called to his mother and pointed proudly at his tall block tower. What explains this change in Reggie’s emotional behavior? (pp. 188–189)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	CONNECT: Why do children of depressed mothers have difficulty regulating emotion? What implications do their weak self-regulatory skills have for their response to cognitive and social challenges? (p. 187)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: Describe several recent events in your own life that required you to manage negative emotion. How did you react in each case? How might your early experiences, gender, and cultural background have influenced your style of emotional self-regulation? (pp. 189–190)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REVIEW: How do genetic and environmental factors work together to influence temperament? Cite several examples from research. (pp. 192, 194)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: At 18 months, highly active Jake climbed out of his highchair and had a tantrum when his father insisted that he sit at the table until the meal was finished. Using the concept of goodness of fit, suggest another way of handling Jake. (pp. 194–195)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	CONNECT: Do findings on ethnic and sex differences in temperament illustrate genetic–environmental correlation, discussed on page 73 in Chapter 2? Explain. (p. 192)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: How would you describe your temperament as a young child? Do you think your temperament has remained stable, or has it changed? What factors might be involved? (pp. 190–192, 194–195)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REVIEW: What factors explain stability in attachment pattern for some children and change for others? Are these factors also involved in the link between attachment in infancy and later development? Explain. (pp. 198–199)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: What attachment pattern did Timmy display when Vanessa picked him up from child care? What factors probably contributed to his response? (pp. 198, 201)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	CONNECT: Review research on emotional self-regulation on page 189–190. How do the caregiving experiences of securely attached infants promote development of emotional self-regulation? (pp. 200–201)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: How would you characterize our internal working model? What factors, in addition to your relationship with your parents, might have influenced it? (p. 197)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REVIEW: Why is insisting that infants comply with parental directives inappropriate? What competencies are necessary for the emergence of compliance and self-control? (pp. 208–209)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: Len, a caregiver of 1- and 2-year-olds, wonders whether toddlers recognize themselves. List signs of self-recognition in the second year that Len can observe. (pp. 206–207)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	CONNECT: What type of parenting fosters the development of emotional self-regulation, secure attachment, and self-control? Why, in each instance, is it effective? (pp. 189–190, 200–202, 208–209).   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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