Five-Month-Old Trevor and 12-Month-Old Sondra Are Left in the Care

Multiple Choice

Five-month-old Trevor and 12-month-old Sondra are left in the care of a babysitter for an evening.According to the research on separation anxiety, how is each child likely to behave?

A) Trevor will show more distress than Sondra when he realizes that his mother has left.
B) Sondra will show more distress than Trevor when she realizes that her mother has left.
C) All other things being equal, both Trevor and Sondra will show about the same degree of distress after their mother leaves.
D) If the babysitter is warm and responsive, neither child is likely to show significant distress when his or her mother leaves.