Recent Research Has Concluded That Infants Learn More When They

question 64

Multiple Choice

Recent research has concluded that infants learn more when they choose what they learn about. This supports the notion of

• A) social knowledge.
• B) object permanence.
• C) active learning.
• D) rational learning.

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Definitions:

Child Rearing

The process of supporting and promoting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.

Uninvolved Pattern

A parenting or relationship style characterized by a lack of responsiveness and emotional warmth towards others.

Strange Situation

A standardized procedure devised by Mary Ainsworth in the 1970s to observe attachment relationships between a caregiver and child.

Ainsworth

An American-Canadian developmental psychologist known for her work in the development of attachment theory, famously through the "Strange Situation" assessment, which identifies patterns of attachment in young children.