The Absence of a Startle Reflex in a Four-Month-Old Infant

question 27

Short Answer

The absence of a startle reflex in a four-month-old infant should make one suspect
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Definitions:

Egocentrism

The cognitive inability to understand that other people's views and perspectives are different from one's own.

Perspective

A viewpoint or angle from which something is considered or evaluated.

Piaget's Theory

A theory of cognitive development that outlines how children's abilities to think and reason progress through four distinct stages as they grow.

Conservation Task

A concept in developmental psychology that assesses a child’s ability to recognize that quantities remain the same despite changes in their shape or arrangement.