_____ is when two or more individuals (example: mother and baby) focus on the sa

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_____ is when two or more individuals (example: mother and baby) focus on the same object or event and are able to track each other's behavior; one individual directs another's attention, and this interaction goes back and forth between them. This ability develops during infancy.

Orienting attention

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Typically, at about what age do infants speak their first true words?

12 months

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Which of the following is true regarding young infants’ crying?

It is usually unintentional and should be ignored.

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Research cited in the text suggests that, in general, young infants whose cries are quickly and consistently responded to

cry more because they are rewarded for crying.

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Stranger anxiety in infant usually reaches its peak  

during the second half of the first year.

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Which of the following is classified as a self-conscious emotion? (This "type" of emotion develops later than the basic emotions of happy, mad, sad, and scared.)

Explanation / Answer

1. Joint attention- joint attention is the shared focus of two individuals on an object. It is achieved when one individual alerts another to an object by means of eye-gazing, pointing or other verbal or non-verbal indications.

2. 12 months- babies speak their first meaningful word between the ages of 9 to 14 months. Though there may be individual differences, yet most babies spaek their first meaningful word by the age of 12 months.

4- It is their most effective way of communicating. Through crying young infants try to garner attention of their significant others to address their needs.

5. have faster language development than children who are not. This helps the infant get exposure to the lkanguage of the significant caregiver which helps them to leran the language more quickly.

6. during the second half of the first year. It is during this stage, infants start making specific attachment style with their significant others. Before, this age they form indiscriminate attachments with anyone. This is the stage when they start relating to a single person and become anxious when they are left with strangers.

7. Embarrassment- is a self-conscious emotion which is generally acquired or learned.

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