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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book claims that subjective infant experience can be ascertained through the study of ______.

2. The basic unit of memory is a coherent ________ which is an indivisible unit containing perceptions, affects, and actions.

3. According to the book, psychoanalysis is a _______ theory that is used to acquire information about patients.

4. From birth to two months of age, the _____ is employed to relate diverse experiences, affects, perceptions and events.

5. According to the book, Stern explores the nature of the infant's experience through the study of the ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem with reactivity, according to this section of the book, in relation to an infant's story?

2. What are fusion like experiences dependent on, according to Stern in his findings about infants?

3. What are the differences between the observed infant and the clinical infant in terms of social interaction?

4. What does infant research note about the capability of the infant who is between two and three months?

5. How can a person begin to understand the experience of the social self, according to Stern?

6. What happens before a child begins to create a more social understanding of their world, according to Stern?

7. What are the five different things that self-coherence integrates for the infant, according to the content of the book?

8. What have a number of revolutions in collecting information done for the study of infants?

9. What are some of the things that language and self-reflection can do, according to the content of the book?

10. What is the goal of the book in its exploration of the subjective life of infants, according to the content of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Social interactions with others, according to the book, help to provide numerous opportunities to develop the sense of integration.

Part 1: What kinds of social interactions might be helpful?

Part 2: Do you think that social interactions continue to help provide a sense of belonging as a person gets older?

Part 3: How do you think your life would change without social interaction?

Essay Topic 2

According to the book, during a certain time period, a child begins to see themselves objectively in the world.

Part 1: Why is it possible for a child to see themselves objectively?

Part 2: Do you think it's easy to see a child objectively in this world?

Part 3: How do you think you do in terms of seeing your own self objectively? Can you?

Essay Topic 3

Before infants are a part of the social world, they do not make eye contact and they do not try to interact.

Part 1: What do you think happens inside a baby's head before they are able to be a part of the social world?

Part 2: How do you define the idea of socialization in society?

Part 3: Do you think that socialization is an important part of human development? Why or why not?

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