The Earliest Phase of Smiling in the Human Infant Is

question 34

Multiple Choice

The earliest phase of smiling in the human infant is considered to be

• A) social smiling.
• B) spontaneous smiling.
• C) due to gas.
• D) observed more often in male infants than in female infants.

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