Toddlers with a Disorganized-Disoriented Attachment Most Closely Resemble Which of the Following

question 171

Multiple Choice

Toddlers with a disorganized-disoriented attachment most closely resemble which of the following?

• A)When their mother returns, they greet her happily by smiling and going to her.
• B)There is no response to their mother when she departs or when she returns.
• C)When their mother returns, they show ambivalence by pushing her away when she attempts to comfort them.
• D)They seem dazed and detached when their mother leaves the room and exhibit fear when she returns.

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

A cognitive characteristic in which an individual is unable to differentiate between their own perspective and that of another person.

Affordances

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Information-Processing Theory

A framework in cognitive psychology that compares human thought processes to a computer's operation, focusing on how information is received, processed, stored, and retrieved.

Cognitive Development

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