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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 _________ of RIGs becomes a representation that is assigned a set of retrieval cues, according to the author.

2. __________ enables identifying what property belongs to which person, according to the author, which prevents the two core selves from getting confused.

3. The domain of intersubjective relatedness arises from something called _______ attunement, according to Stern.

4. Core-__________ establishes physical and sensory distinctions between self and the other, according to the author's findings.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stern say is the definition of the clinical infant as will be described and used in parts of this book?

2. What happens when an infant gains a sense of core self for herself and for others?

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

4. What does the emergence of the subjective self mean for the infant in terms of opening a domain?

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

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

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

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

9. How does psychoanalysis define progressive reorganizations of infant psychology, according to the content of the book?

10. What are parts of the subjective experience in the Self with Other, according to Stern?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The infant begins to understand that they have a mind and that others do too.

Part 1: Why is it important to realize that others have a mind too?

Part 2: Do you think that you understand that others have minds too? How?

Part 3: How do you think you can observe an infant who realizes that others have minds too?

Essay Topic 2

By the time an infant is three months, Stern notes that the infant is a more distinct individual.

Part 1: Do you feel that you are a distinct individual?

Part 2: How does the development of a human progress when they are able to see themselves as a distinct individual?

Part 3: What might happen if a person were unable to see themselves as a distinct individual?

Essay Topic 3

Stern notes that the infant always has a certain sense of separateness from the rest of the world.

Part 1: Why do you think Stern believes infants are always feeling a sense of separateness?

Part 2: How do you think an infant is affected by being separate or feeling separate from others?

Part 3: How might you change if you were kept separate from others in the world?

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