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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. By considering new experimental findings, Stern can begin to infer the _________ experience of the sense of self.

2. The book states that affect attunement might truly have something to do with a process of ____________, which many mothers appear to be able to do.

3. Neurological and ethological viewpoints provide evidence that a sense of ______ is more sensitive during its formation.

4. With language, the self and the ________ can now relate in an enormous number of ways and with shared varied meanings.

5. Stern says that more __________ is needed since the ideas he presents in this book are merely hypotheses.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three senses of self, as listed in this section of the book by Stern?

2. What does Stern see as being the most important and clinically observable aspect of intersubjective relatedness?

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

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

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

6. What does the quasi-imitation that happens between an infant and their mother produce?

7. Why does Stern believe that the whole chain of reasoning that led to the idea of a barrier should be discarded?

8. What do most experienced clinicians do in terms of the development theory, according to the book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When a child begins to acquire language, it changes their entire experience of the world.

Part 1: Do you think language is an important acquisition for a human? Why?

Part 2: How do you feel language helps you or hurts you in your life today?

Part 3: Do you think a human could be a human without being able to talk in the way many do?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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