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

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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. 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 sister of the infant monkeys
   C. Human adults who acted as mothers
   D. Wire and cloth objects placed in the monkey cages

3. 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

4. Phobias can be very debilitating and distressing phenomena. Which, if any, of the following statements are correct in relation to Watson and Rayner’s (1920) research into them?
   1:Watson and Rayner speculated that the complexity of emotional responsiveness in adults might be explained by the conditioning of children’s simple emotional reactions when they are exposed to new stimuli
   2:Watson and Rayner found evidence for emotional from a test trial in which the rat was accompanied by the noise
   3:The fear reaction in Albert could be produced by a loud noise
   4:None of the above

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

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. If research suggested that a pregnant mother’s use of an artificial sweetener caused him to the fetus, the artificial sweetener would be considered a(n):

   A. teratogen
   B. depressant
   C. neurotransmitter
   D. from of DNA

7. Some recent studies suggest that exposure to aggressive pornography:

   A. may increase towards women
   B. may perpetuate the myth that women enjoy being raped
   C. does both a and b
   D. does neither a nor b

8. 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

9. Compared to mothers, fathers spend more time:

   A. playing with the infant
   B. feeding and care giving their infants
   C. providing routine child care
   D. that does not involve visual contact with the infant

10. Babies will imitate actions they see when mothers show joy or interest because of:

    A. situational referencing
    B. learned referencing
    C. perceptual referencing
    D. social referencing