Sibling Play with Infants Is Thought to Be Less Valuable

question 10

Multiple Choice

Sibling play with infants is thought to be less valuable than parent-infant play because older siblings, in the United States at least, tend to ______ infants when they play.

• A) cause physical harm to
• B) overstimulate
• C) overprotect
• D) fight with
• E) ignore

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The development and transformation in cognitive skills, which include the ability to think, reason, and comprehend.

Maturation

The unfolding of genetically determined traits, structures, and functions.

Deferred Imitation

The ability observed in some individuals, especially children, to reproduce a behavior observed at an earlier time without immediate imitation.

Bayley Scales

A series of standardized tests used to assess the developmental progress of infants and toddlers across cognitive, motor, and emotional domains.