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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. ___________ psychology has neglected the idea of intersubjective relatedness in regards to infants, according to the author.

2. Infants in the emergent self stage have a disposition to create and test ______ about the world.

3. Experiments suggest that episodes are representations of __________ that have been generalized, or RIGs.

4. There have been several revolutions in _______ that have enabled the formation of new experimental paradigms.

5. Hypothesizing about infant experience requires the use of an unobserved "_____ quality" in order to make an inference.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why don't the two core selves of an infant get confused, according to the research of Stern?

3. During this stage of the infant's growth, how does the interpersonal world change, according to the content of the book?

4. What are the differences between the observed infant and the clinical infant in terms of social interaction?

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

6. How do clinical and parental views of an infant begin to converge, according to the content of the book?

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

8. What are the five different things that self-coherence integrates for the infant, according to the content of the book?

9. What happens to infants when they are between the second and third months of life?

10. What is the problem with reactivity, according to this section of the book, in relation to an infant's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Social interactions with others, according to the book, help to provide numerous opportunities to develop the sense of integration.

Part 1: What kinds of social interactions might be helpful?

Part 2: Do you think that social interactions continue to help provide a sense of belonging as a person gets older?

Part 3: How do you think your life would change without social interaction?

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

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?

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