What is one of the major difficulties assessing young infants?
a. Their states of arousal and motivation vary greatly from one hour or even minute to the next.
b. They often fall asleep during the assessment.
c. Their mothers generally do not like to be assessed.
d. The results have no meaning.
A. Infants' states of arousal and motivation vary greatly from one hour or even minute to the next, so an infant's developmental quotient in the testing session may simply reflect the state that he or she was in at the moment rather than more enduring and stable mental abilities.
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