What Can We Conclude Regarding an Infant's Experience of Death

question 38

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude regarding an infant's experience of death?

• A)Infants who have developed an understanding of here vs.all gone may show some of the same reactions that adults do in response to loss of an attachment figure.
• B)Most infants understand that death means that life processes stop,but they believe that it can be undone or reversed.
• C)Infants are biologically programmed to show grief responses to the loss of a caretaker,regardless of the age of the infant.
• D)Infants who show separation protest and depression-like symptoms have clearly demonstrated that they have an accurate cognitive understanding of death.

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