The best explanation for neonatal imitation is that
a. it is the beginning of the development of imitation seen later in childhood.
b. it is the precursor to deferred imitation.
c. it facilitates nursing and mother-infant communication.
d. it facilitates learning as the infant becomes adjusted to its new environment.
C
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a. compulsion b. tic c. obsession d. ritual
Which of the following statements is supported by research on attachment and later development?
A) Infants who display disorganized/disoriented attachment usually develop more favorably than resistant infants. B) The effects of early attachment security are conditional. C) Insecure infants rarely become secure, regardless of child rearing. D) Nearly all securely attached babies develop favorably, regardless of later child-rearing experiences.