Chun-Sun is going to kindergarten and is very shy. She acts very inhibited and does not play much with the other kids. Her teachers encourage her parents to be patient and to wait to see how things go over the first month of school, even though they are tempted to withdrawn Chun-Sun from the class. After a couple of weeks she begins to play with other kids and the rest of the school year proceeds with no problems, as all of the kids play together as friends. Based on what we know about temperament, she most likely was a(n) __________ baby when she was younger.
A. easy
B. slow-to-warm-up
C. difficult
D. ambivalent
Answer: B
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a. relative size b. retinal disparity c. interposition d. texture gradient e. linear perspective
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To help identify objects with our sense of touch, we move the object in our hands and actively explore it. This is known as ___________
A) gustation B) haptics C) kinesthesis D) nociception