Which of the Following Statements Best Describes Infants' Behaviors Toward

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes infants' behaviors toward novel objects?

• A) Infants ignore novel objects, preferring to interact with familiar objects.
• B) Infants attend to novel objects only after they have sufficiently processed more familiar objects.
• C) Infants prefer to interact with novel objects over familiar objects in all circumstances.
• D) Infants prefer novel objects to familiar objects in conditions when neither object is visible.

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Definitions:

Problem-focused Coping

A strategy involving directly addressing a problem by finding solutions to alter the source of stress.

Problem-focused Coping

A strategy for dealing with stress by directly tackling the problem that is causing the stress.

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process where an individual assesses the significance of an event as stressful, positive, controllable, challenging, or irrelevant.

Secondary Appraisal

The evaluation of one's ability to cope with the consequences of an event after initially assessing its significance.