A 4-month-old infant who smiles at her image in the mirror is best described as:
a. just beginning to develop a sense of self-awareness.
b. recognizing herself as a unique person with an identity, wants, and needs.
c. securely attached to at least one caregiver.
d. using an emotional self-regulation strategy.
Question 2
An essential experience for the development of both social skills and motor coordination would be for the infant to have:
a. immediate attention to physiological needs, such as feeding and diaper change.
b. regular opportunities to play in safe and interesting surroundings.
c. rich verbal interactions that respond to the infant's efforts to communicate.
d. unconditional acceptance of the child's early autonomous behaviors.
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Mirror Reflection
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Mirror recognition and self-naming develop at almost exactly the same time