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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, The Four Senses of Self, Chapter 4, The Sense of a Core Self, I, Self versus Other.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Constructionistic efforts are rooted in all of the following elements except ________.
(a) Assimilation.
(b) Association.
(c) Aspiration.
(d) Accomodation.

2. The sense of self-______ contains the sense of volition that comes before a motor act, according to the book.
(a) Coherence.
(b) Affectivity.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Agency.

3. According to the book, Stern explores the nature of the infant's experience through the study of the ______.
(a) Other.
(b) Self.
(c) Parents.
(d) Siblings.

4. The term _______ emergence is used as a way to think about how the infant at this stage experiences the world.
(a) Familial.
(b) Global.
(c) Individual.
(d) Local.

5. The basic unit of memory is a coherent ________ which is an indivisible unit containing perceptions, affects, and actions.
(a) Card.
(b) Episode.
(c) Structure.
(d) Remembrance.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ is the idea that the infant's self concept is created by or at least altered by the narrative that she receives.

2. One of the needs of infants at this stage is for ________, usually provided by the parents.

3. New stages of development create _____ senses of self such as with newly acquired behaviors and capabilities.

4. Stern asserts that the process of subjectively experiencing social interactions requires _____ senses of self.

5. According to the book, infants seek ______ and have innate biases about the kinds and amount they seek.

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