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:

Binges Per Week

A measure used to quantify episodes of excessive eating or drinking within a week.

Bulimia

An eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging, through vomiting or the use of laxatives, to prevent weight gain.

Normal Weight

A weight range deemed healthy for a person based on their height, as determined by medical standards such as the BMI.

Oral Stimulation

The act of providing or seeking pleasure through oral activities, which can be a focus of psychosexual development according to Freudian theory.