Asked by
Rheanna Hawthorne
on Dec 20, 2024Verified
Infants' tendency to look to their caregiver for an indication of how to feel and act in unfamiliar circumstances is referred to as:
A) social referencing.
B) visual proprioception.
C) locomotion.
D) object permanence.
Social Referencing
The process by which individuals look to others in their environment to obtain cues on how to behave or react to a certain situation or stimulus.
Object Permanence
The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, typically developed in infancy.
- Recognize the function of social referencing in the behavioral and developmental decisions of infants.
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Learning Objectives
- Recognize the function of social referencing in the behavioral and developmental decisions of infants.