Which of the Following Seems to Be the Research-Based Conclusion

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following seems to be the research-based conclusion about the outcomes of co-sleeping for infant development?

• A) Co-sleeping is clearly stressful for the infant.
• B) Except in rare cases, co-sleeping does not seem to make a great deal of difference.
• C) Co-sleeping is found only in traditional (nontechnological) societies.
• D) Co-sleeping is associated with societies that emphasize independence in children's development.

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A band of nerve fibers in the brain that connects the left and right hemispheres, facilitating communication between them.

Autonomous Morality

The stage in moral development when individuals recognize that moral rules are created by people and judge actions based on intentions rather than just consequences.

Heteronomous Morality

The stage in moral development where individuals base their moral judgments on the dictates and rules of authority figures.

Preconventional Moral Reasoning

The first level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, where an individual's moral reasoning is based on external consequences rather than internalized standards.