Rachel’s mother takes her to the pediatrician for her 1-year checkup. Rachel is very friendly towards everyone she meets in the waiting room; she didn’t show any reaction when her mother left her in the room nor upon her mother’s return. According to Ainsworth, these are indicators that Rachel is:

The ________ of attachment refers to an infant’s confidence that a caregiver will respond in times of need.

Charles does not believe in imposing strict rules for his children and generally allows them to do what they like. What style of parenting does Frank possess?

By the end of preschool, children develop a “moral self” where they think of themselves as people who want to do the right thing and feel bad after they, or another, misbehaves. What developmental feature is critical to this “moral self” that encourages children to act consistently with their internal standards of conduct?

Francisco refuses to wear the color yellow because he’s convinced, “That color is for girls.” Francisco has developed this idea from interacting with his sister whose favorite color is yellow. This example of Francisco’s beliefs and expectations about the attributes associated with maleness and femaleness best describes which concept?

According to Baumrind, the __________ parenting style is marked by low expectations and control combined with low warmth and responsiveness.

Peer relationships are an important part of children’s social development. Peer acceptance is a source of affirmation and _____________ whereas peer rejection is a source of bullying and victimization.

Eight-month old Jonathan was left by his mother at the baby-sitter's place. The minute his mother left and he could not see her, Jonathan started to cry. According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development which concept would explain Jonathan's behavior?

Farrah is learning about _________. To track her progress, her teacher presents her with pairs of words and asks her which of them rhyme.

What do information processing theories focus on?

Which of the following is the most important aspect of a child’s ability to develop depth perception (demonstrated by the fact that the absence of this factor can lead to depth perception problems later in life)?

Adam is upset that his twin brother Ryan has two pieces of pie while he only has one. His Mom rightly states that it’s the same amount of pie it’s just that Ryan’s piece fell apart into two pieces as it was transferred onto the plate. Still not satisfied, Adam begins to throw a temper tantrum. In a moment of desperation, Adam’s Mom cuts his piece in half saying: “There, Adam, now you have two pieces!” This worked. Adam is now happy. What Piagetian Stage is Adam in?

According to Piaget, a child who is in the __________ stage of cognitive development would fail a task of object permanence.

During the preoperational stage, children struggle with ________ problems as they focus on one dimension and ignore changes in other dimensions. For example, laying out five candies close together versus spread out will likely lead a 2- to 7-year-old to state that the second layout has more candy (even though the actual number of candies is the same).

After early adulthood, the gap between subjective age and actual age generally _________.

Average life expectancy is calculated by taking the mean number of years that ____ percent of people in a specific birth cohort are expected to survive.

Hedonic well-being refers to the emotional component of well-being and includes measures such as:

Billy is having difficulty focusing on his medication instructions as he keeps thinking of what ingredients he needs next for the lunch he is making himself. Billy’s difficulty is likely due to deficiency in what?

Recall tasks are easier for young adults compared to older adults. One explanation points to the fact that our ability to simultaneously store and use information becomes less efficient as we age. This is also known as our _________________.

Which of the following is the most accurate description of the methodological advantage of twin studies?

If a baby were given up for adoption from an English-only speaking family and adopted by a Spanish speaking family, you would expect the baby to learn to speak Spanish. If this happened, it would offer insights into the _________ question of what leads to an individual’s behavior.

Which of the following sentences best describes current thinking on the nature-nurture debate?

Which of the following is a major problem with arriving at a conclusive scientific answer to the nature-nurture debate?

Which of the following is an issue with the heritability coefficient?

Which of the following is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors?