HDFS 129					Name _________________________
Fall 1996
Section 1

Quiz #6-Chapter 7-Bigner (1996)

Section A.  Multiple choice.  Choose the best answer.  (2 points each).

1.  An infant's ability to search for an object which she saw hidden, and her subsequent ability to grasp the object once it has been located, is referred to as:

a.  intentional behavior.
b.  trial and error learning.
c.  object permanence.
d.  a secondary scheme.

2.  Researchers studying the potential long-range effects of childbearing on the partners in the marriage relationship have found that:

a.  children are usually associated with an improvement in marital satisfaction.
b.  children are usually associated with a decline in marital satisfaction.
c.  children are usually associated with a stabilizing effect on the satisfaction of the marital relationship.
d.  children seem to have no impact on the level of satisfaction in the marital relationship.

Section B.  Short essay.  Use complete sentences.  (6 points).

3.  What is attachment?  How is it important for a child?