Connie and Andrew's infant son usually showed little reaction to being left with various church nursery caregivers during weekly worship services.But when he was almost 9 months old,the baby began crying whenever his parents placed him in the arms of a nursery caregiver.The baby's crying best illustrates an emerging
A) egocentrism.
B) stranger anxiety.
C) sense of self-awareness.
D) understanding of conservation.

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The baby's behavior of crying when left with a nursery caregiver is a typical example of stranger anxiety that emerges at around 8-9 months of age. The baby has started to differentiate between familiar faces (parents) and unfamiliar ones (nursery caregivers), leading to a fear of strangers. Egocentrism, sense of self-awareness, and understanding of conservation usually emerge later in development.

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