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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 infant begins to see themselves as __________, just as the infant begins to see others around them.

2. Unlike other thinkers in the field, the author suggests that each developmental stage is ______.

3. The child experiences organization through two forms, _______ perception and constructionistic efforts.

4. Psychological theories are based on hypotheses about the subject's ______ experience, which is otherwise unknowable.

5. Stern asserts that infants in the emergent stage have _______ and cognitive processes that are not easily separated.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the many forms of what might be called the self, according to this book?

2. What does intersubjective relatedness involve deliberately in the study of infants, according to the content of the book?

3. What are the three main questions the author seeks to explore and to answer within this book?

4. What happens when an infant develops their sense of subjective self, according to the content of the book?

5. What are the two parts that make up the sense of the emergent self, according to Stern in this book?

6. How do the experiences of being with another become active acts of integration, according to the content of the book?

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

8. What is the observed view of infancy, a dialogue that continues throughout the book?

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

10. What does core-relatedness do for the infant as they are growing up in the world, according to the content of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The ideas of the Self and the Other are a discussion that Stern has in the book, though the discussion does not seem to be conclusive.

Part 1: How would you define the idea of the Self in this book?

Part 2: How would you define the Other, as described and discussed in this book?

Part 3: Why do you think the discussion of the Self and the Other is important? Or isn't it?

Essay Topic 2

Observing infants cannot be an easy process, since they cannot communicate feelings.

Part 1: How do you think a person can become adept at observing infants?

Part 2: Do you think that infants are able to communicate, even if it's nonverbal?

Part 3: How might you begin to observe the behaviors of infants if you were studying them?

Essay Topic 3

Stern seems to be using the study of infants to help readers learn more about human nature in general.

Part 1: Do infants seem to be a good way to study human nature?

Part 2: Why is the study of human nature important to the audience?

Part 3: How might human behavior change after learning more about infants?

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