Infants Who Are Insecurely Attached May Do Which of the Following

question 49

Multiple Choice

Infants who are insecurely attached may do which of the following when a parent leaves and then returns during the strange situation procedure?

• A) Show anger when mom leaves, but happiness when she returns.
• B) Show anger when mom leaves, and is indifferent to her when she returns.
• C) Refuses to engage with the stranger in the room.
• D) Is Are happy when mom leaves and angry when she returns.

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Definitions:

Visual Information

Data that is perceived or interpreted through the sense of sight, including images, symbols, and visual cues.

Mirror Neurons

Neurons that fire both when an individual acts and when the individual observes the same action performed by another, thought to be related to empathy and understanding of others' actions.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first of Piaget's stages of cognitive development, where infants learn about the world through their senses and actions.

Reflexes

Involuntary, automatic responses of the body to a stimulus, which function as basic building blocks of the nervous system, ensuring survival through quick reactions to the environment.