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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. To learn, the representation of the knowledge must be laid down in long term memory, which means that the _________ memory must be developed.

2. Stern notes there is some evidence from _________ research to support the view that emotional states have an important organizing role.

3. The interpersonal ______ created by attunement is crucial for helping an infant realize that internal feeling states can be shared with others.

4. Stern thinks that more prospective ______ that test hypotheses that age-specific insults will predict later pathology in specific domains are needed.

5. Cumulative interactive patterns, for example, may be the source of many extreme _________ disorders, though finding the cause might be impossible.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stern recognize about his theory, which he admits at the end of the book?

2. What sense is most sensitive during its formation, according to Stern in this book?

3. What might result in anxiety disorders later in life, according to Stern's studies in this book?

4. What does it seem about the levels of stimulation that an infant experiences in their life, according to the content of the book?

5. As what does Stern hope for his work to serve within psychology and in the world, according to the content of the book?

6. Why does language cause a split in the experience of the self, according to the book?

7. Why might pathologies result in the study of the formation of self in the infant, according to Stern?

8. What does the development of the infant infer, according to Stern's findings?

9. What are the stages of development that Stern recommends foregoing in terms of analysis?

10. What does it mean when the book says it is cross-modal and that it can cross sensory modalities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this book, it seems that Stern believes infants have a strong sense of their core self when in social situations.

Part 1: Does it seem possible for infants to have a sense of core self?

Part 2: How do you define your core self?

Part 3: Why do you think many people feel they don't understand a sense of core self?

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

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?

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