Young infants can hear the differences between the sounds in all of the languages in the world.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 2Between 3 and 6 months, infants begin to point to objects to direct someone else to look at those objects.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 3Infants begin to reach out toward other infants with friendly sounds at about age:
a. 3 weeks
b. 6 weeks
c. 3 months
d. 6 months
Ques. 4A 4-month-old infant who smiles at her image in the mirror is best described as:
a. just beginning to develop a sense of self-awareness.
b. recognizing herself as a unique person with an identity, wants, and needs.
c. securely attached to at least one caregiver.
d. using an emotional self-regulation strategy.
Ques. 5An essential experience for the development of both social skills and motor coordination would be for the infant to have:
a. immediate attention to physiological needs, such as feeding and diaper change.
b. regular opportunities to play in safe and interesting surroundings.
c. rich verbal interactions that respond to the infant's efforts to communicate.
d. unconditional acceptance of the child's early autonomous behaviors.
Ques. 6The term reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is used to describe a child or adult who:
a. has a bad fit temperamentally with both parents.
b. has an insecure attachment relationship with both parents.
c. has difficulty forming lasting relationships.
d. has severe and ongoing separation anxiety.
Ques. 7Most infants begin to smile in response to seeing their mother smile at about the age of:
a. 3 months.
b. 3 weeks.
c. 7 months.
d. 7 weeks.
Ques. 8One of the earliest self-regulation strategies that infants develop is to:
a. cry to gain attention from a caregiver.
b. pay attention to a responsive adult.
c. reach to the mother for comfort.
d. suck on their fingers.