By What Age Has an Infant First Begun to Understand

question 33

Multiple Choice

By what age has an infant first begun to understand the emotions that lie behind the facial and vocal expressions of others?

• A)2 months
• B)4 months
• C)6 months
• D)12 months

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Definitions:

Key Behaviors

Fundamental actions or patterns of actions that contribute to the achievement of specific objectives or outcomes.

Stages

Refers to the different phases or steps within a process or development cycle.

Moral Development

Refers to the process through which individuals develop the ability to differentiate right from wrong and to develop attitudes and behaviors that are socially acceptable.

Lawrence Kohlberg

A psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development.