What effects does touch have on an infant?
What will be an ideal response?
Touch, specifically a caregiver's massage, can reduce stress responses in preterm and full-term neonates and is associated with weight gain in newborns. Skin-to-skin contact with a caregiver, as in kangaroo care, has an analgesic effect, reducing infants' pain response to being stuck with a needle for blood testing
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Tina has been trying to sell some of her things on e-bay recently, but nothing seems to sell. She listed an old Ouija board for $20, a pair of used tights for $25, and an old (partially working) smoke detector for $60 . A friend suggested that she lower her prices, but Tina maintains that these items are really worth a lot. Tina is showing a severe case of ____
a. the endowment effect b. self-handicapping c. automatic egotism d. the over-justification effect
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Caleb is four months old. If he is like others his age, when he grasps a rattle, he will grasp it with a. his fingers and thumb
b. his thumb only. c. his fingers only. d. one finger from each hand.