The Strange-Situation Test Was Designed to Allow Psychologists to Assess

question 75

Multiple Choice

The strange-situation test was designed to allow psychologists to assess:

• A) how infants respond to separation and reunion with their mothers
• B) an infant's tendencies to seek or avoid novelty
• C) a mother's response to a fearful infant
• D) the level of social skill an infant has acquired

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Definitions:

Short Run

A period in economics during which at least one input is fixed and cannot be changed by the firm.

Long Run

A period in which all factors of production and costs are variable and companies can enter or exit an industry.

Demand

The quantity of a product or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various price levels at a given time.

Substitutes

Goods or services that can be used in place of each other; when the price of one goes up, the demand for the other can increase.