Connie and Andrew's Infant Son Usually Showed Little Reaction to Being

question 309

Multiple Choice

Connie and Andrew's infant son usually showed little reaction to being left with various church nursery caregivers during weekly worship services.But when he was almost 9 months old,the baby began crying whenever his parents placed him in the arms of a nursery caregiver.The baby's crying best illustrates an emerging

• A) egocentrism.
• B) stranger anxiety.
• C) sense of self-awareness.
• D) understanding of conservation.

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Definitions:

Disposable Income

The available amount for households to spend and save, subsequent to income tax deductions.

Autonomous Consumption

The level of consumption that occurs when income is zero, representing the expenditures that consumers must make even when they have no income.

Disposable Income

Refers to the funds that individuals can spend or save after all income taxes are deducted.

Total Consumption

The aggregate amount of goods and services consumed in an economy, including individual and governmental consumption.