Given the Research, Which Is the BEST Advice to Give

question 58

Multiple Choice

Given the research, which is the BEST advice to give a friend about choosing day care for her young baby?

• A) "Send the baby to full-time day care; it will help socially and cognitively."
• B) "During the infant and toddler years, it's better not to rely heavily on day-care centers."
• C) "Keep the baby at home during the first 4 years of life."
• D) "Don't send the baby to family day care, but day-care centers are fine."

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Definitions:

Trait

A characteristic or quality of an organism, often inherited, that can be physical like height or behavioral like shyness.

Psychic Energy

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the force or drive behind human behavior and mental processes.

Libido

The psychoanalytic term for the energy associated with the sexual drives and desires.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that acts as a moral center, guiding behavior according to learned societal standards.