Maysa Is an Infant Whose Mother Is Clinically Depressed

Multiple Choice

Maysa is an infant whose mother is clinically depressed.Marsha is an infant whose mother is not depressed.Both girls are tested in the still face paradigm.Which outcome is most likely?

A) Both girls will respond similarly.
B) Maysa will be more likely than Marsha to soothe herself through means such as thumb-sucking.
C) Maysa will be more likely than Marsha to use attentional deployment strategies such as looking away.
D) Marsha will be more likely than Maysa to soothe herself through means such as thumb-sucking.