After birth a crying infant may be soothed by being held in a position in which the new-born can hear the mother's heartbeat. This phenomenon is known as:
a. Entrainment.
b. Reciprocity.
c. Synchrony.
d. Biorhythmicity.
D
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A Entrainment is the movement of newborns in time to the structure of adult speech.
B Reciprocity is body movement or behavior that gives cues to the person's desires. These take several weeks to develop with a new baby.
C Synchrony is the fit between the infant's behavioral cues and the parent's res-ponses.
D The newborn is in rhythm with the mother. The infant develops a personal bi-orhythm with the parents' help over time.
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