When Bee and Boyd State That the Newborn Infant Is

question 61

Multiple Choice

When Bee and Boyd state that the newborn infant is "very much on automatic pilot," they mean that

• A) the newborn sleeps most of the time.
• B) there are built-in rules or schemas that govern the way the infant looks, listens, explores the world, and relates to others.
• C) the parents are instinctively capable of guiding the newborn's development, even though they may need help and advice when the infant is older.
• D) the newborn has cyclical states of arousal.
• E) the system of transition and consolidation is very strong at this time.