A nurse is assessing a 2-and-one-half-month-old infant at the outpatient clinic. The nurse would anticipate that the baby should:
1. Smile when presented with pleasurable stimuli.
2. Cry at seeing a stranger's face.
3. Reach for the primary care giver.
4. Hold a bottle.
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1. An infant of this age should smile.
2. An infant at this age does not distinguish between stranger and caregiver.
3. An infant at this age is too young to reach for the caregiver.
4. An infant at this age is too young to hold a bottle.
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