Infants Cared for by a Variety of Caregivers Rather Than

question 40

Multiple Choice

Infants cared for by a variety of caregivers rather than by a single caregiver figure

• A) do not suffer from the absence of an exclusive mother figure, as long as the caregiving they receive is sensitive and responsive
• B) show a heightened incidence of reactive attachment disorder
• C) show evidence of learned helplessness
• D) are likely to be less well-adjusted later in childhood

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual capabilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding over the course of a human life.

Experiment

A carefully regulated procedure in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables that are believed to influence some other variable.

Nativist Approaches

Theories suggesting that much of human knowledge and capacity is innate and genetically programmed, emphasizing the role of biology in development.

Cognitive Development

The process by which individuals acquire and develop thinking skills, from perceiving and learning to speaking and reasoning, throughout the lifespan.