Which of the Following Represents the A-Not-B Error That Infants

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents the A-not-B error that infants make?

• A) Some infants do not search for hidden objects unless given an incentive.
• B) Infants often randomly search for hidden objects but quickly become frustrated and give up.
• C) Infants often search for a hidden object in a familiar hiding place even after seeing the object being hidden in a new place.
• D) Some infants do not search for a hidden object for more than five to ten seconds and quickly become distracted by other, more interesting objects.

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Definitions:

Strange Situation

A procedure developed by Mary Ainsworth in the 1970s to observe attachment relationships between a caregiver and children.

Research Study

An organized investigation conducted to explore a hypothesis or answer specific questions.

Paradigm

A typical example or pattern of something; a model, or a framework containing the set of practices that defines a scientific discipline at any particular period of time.

Attachment

The deep emotional bond that develops between a child and a caregiver, providing the child with emotional security.