The Nurse Points Out That an Infant Who Pulls at a Drawer

question 46

Multiple Choice

The nurse points out that an infant who pulls at a drawer handle to open a drawer that holds a toy that is out of view is exhibiting:

• A) industry.
• B) initiative.
• C) concrete operations.
• D) object permanence.

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Definitions:

Insecure Attachment

A type of emotional bond which is characterized by anxiety, fear, and insecurity, often resulting from inconsistent caregiver responses in early childhood.

Infant Nursery

A room in a house or facility specially designed and equipped for the care and accommodation of infants.

Egocentrism

The cognitive inability to understand or assume any perspective other than one's own, commonly observed in children during the preoperational stage of development.

Infantile Amnesia

The common inability of adults to remember the earliest years of their childhood, typically from birth until around 4 years of age.