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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. This section describes the main objectives of the book and includes all of the following topics except ______.

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

3. The _________ is an experience of being in the presence of a self-regulating other, according to the research of this book.

4. According to the book the infant does not see the world in terms of separate domains, it is experienced as ______.

5. According to Stern, the sense of the emergent self has ______ main parts that participate.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does research show about infants and the experience of intersubjective stages in others, according to the content of the book?

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

3. What are some of the developmental markers that will show up in an infant who is around eight weeks?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Stern believe is part of the reason for infants responding to parental behavior, according to the content of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By attuning to others, an infant is better able to learn language and other lessons, according to the findings of Stern.

Part 1: Why do you think that infants learn language better through attunement?

Part 2: Do you think humans could survive without attunement?

Part 3: How do you think attunement helps you out in your life today?

Essay Topic 2

Psychology assumes that development is the progression from one stage to the next, according to the book.

Part 1: How do you think the a human progresses in their lives?

Part 2: Why do you think the model of stages might not be effective for following the development of a human?

Part 3: Do you think that development in your own life has occurred in stages?

Essay Topic 3

Freud believed that a child, at the beginning of life, had a protective shield against stimuli.

Part 1: Why do you think Freud believed that children were not subject to stimuli at first?

Part 2: Do you agree with Freud's idea that children lack the ability to understand and perceive stimuli?

Part 3: How do you think a child's experience is changed if they experience stimuli at a younger age?

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