When Caregivers Soothe a Crying Infant in Distress

question 152

Multiple Choice

When caregivers soothe a crying infant in distress:

• A)they help the infant to regulate his own emotions.
• B)they make the infant too dependent upon others and unable to regulate his own emotions.
• C)they curtail the infant's ability to express himself during the middle childhood years.
• D)the level of stress hormones is increased and mood swings are produced in the infant.

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