In the Harlow’s research surrogate mothers were used for studying the attachment behaviour of infant monkeys. The surrogate mothers were:

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1. In the Harlow’s research surrogate mothers were used for studying the attachment behaviour of infant monkeys the surrogate mothers were:

   A. Adult female monkeys not related to the infants
   B. Older sisters of the infant monkeys
   C. Human adults who acted as mothers
   D. Wire and cloth objects placed in the monkey cages

2. When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers, Harlow’s infant monkeys demonstrated signs of:

   A. insecure attachment
   B. object permanence
   C. curiosity
   D. basic trust

3. Dr. Dienringer wants to study attachment patterns in single-parents families. She plan to define the strength of attachment as the time it takes for the parent to respond when the infant starts to cry. Defining attachment in this way would:

   A. distort the true meaning attachment
   B. be an example of a hypothesis
   C. represent an operational definition
   D. require a double-blind research design

4. Studies of monkeys raised with artificial mothers suggest that mother-infant emotional bonds result primarily from mother providing infants with:

   A. the opportunity to explore
   B. body contact
   C. appropriate schemas
   D. adequate nourishment

5. Harlow observed that most monkeys raised in total isolation:

   A. were incapable of mating upon reaching sexual maturity
   B. were totally apathetic and indifferent to the first monkeys they encountered
   C. Showed not lasting adverse effects when placed in socially enriched environment
   D. showed slower social development but more rapid cognitive development

6. The quality of infant-caregiver attachment depends:

   A. on the quality of bonding in the first few hours of life
   B. exclusively on the infant’s temperament
   C. on this interaction between the infant’s temperament and the caregiver’s responsiveness
   D. on how stranger anxiety is handled

7. Psychology is the science studying the behaviour of __________?

   A. Mankind
   B. Living Organism
   C. Animals
   D. Plants

8. An extremely complex behaviour that includes biological rhythms, territorial behaviour, courtship, mating, aggression, altruism and social organizations is:

   A. Instincts or Reflexes
   B. Innate behaviour
   C. Kinesis
   D. All of the above

9. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 4
   D. 3 & 4

10. Experiments with rats, monkeys and humans using sham feeding have advanced our knowledge about food intake by demonstrating that:

    A. Satiety and reward signals are necessary to control eating
    B. Taste and smell stop food-seeking
    C. Gastric distension is caused by sham feeding
    D. Satiety motivates food-seeking behavior