Baby Tanya Points to Her Stuffed Dog While Saying "Dog

question 54

Multiple Choice

Baby Tanya points to her stuffed dog while saying "dog," and looking at her mother. Her mother replies, "Yes, Tanya, that is your dog." At what age do children typically attempt to initiate communication?

• A) 6 months
• B) 8 months
• C) 10 months
• D) 1 year

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Definitions:

Self-Conscious Emotions

Emotions that require self-awareness and reflection, such as guilt, shame, embarrassment, and pride.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A perspective introduced by Freud that development and behavior are stage-like and influenced by inner drives, memories, and conflicts of which an individual is unaware and cannot control.

Behaviorism

A theoretical approach that studies how observable behavior is controlled by the physical and social environment through conditioning.

Young Children

A term referring to children in the early stages of their life, typically before they start formal schooling.