What can we conclude regarding an infant's experience of death?
a. Infants who have developed an understanding of here vs. all gone may show some of the same reactions that adults do in response to loss of an attachment figure.
b. Most infants understand that death means that life processes stop, but they believe that it can be undone or reversed.
c. Infants are biologically programmed to show grief responses to the loss of a caretaker, regardless of the age of the infant.
d. Infants who show separation protest and depression-like symptoms have clearly demonstrated that they have an accurate cognitive understanding of death.
Question 2
If you were to assess the domain identity status of 100 typical high school juniors concerning occupational choice, gender-role attitudes, religious beliefs, and political ideologies, you should expect to find
a. the same level of status in all for domains.
b. the highest status on gender roles and the lowest on religious beliefs.
c. the highest status on political ideologies and the lowest on occupational choice.
d. different levels of status in most of the domains.
Children Understanding Death
Infant Mortality Rates Worldwide
Flynn Effect IQ scores have risen across developed countries in recent decades. Source: Flynn (199
An infant lying in the crib, looking at the mobiles hanging above him.
Jacques-Louis David, Study for the Death of Socrates.
Depth Perception in Infants