According to the research of Langlois and colleagues (1995) and van den Boom & Hoeksma (1994), infants who are ______tend to get more affectionate care from their parents. This has been found to contribute to their later cognitive development.

Amalia knows how to climb stairs but only when there are no other people around. Therefore, her physical therapist, Brittany, is teaching her to climb stairs in a crowded stairwell. First, Brittany works with Amalia to climb the stairs independently with visual distractions in the stairwell. Once she’s mastered that, Amalia works on climbing the stairs independently with one other person in the stairwell. Finally, Amalia practices climbing the stairs with many other people in the stairwell. Brittany is using which strategy to help Amalia reach her stair-climbing goal?

The awareness of the component sounds that are used to make up a word--such as knowing that the word "rain" is made up of the r, ay, and nn sounds--is called ______.

Nature refers to biological endowment, including the genes a person receives from his or her parents, while ______refers to the environmental influences that impact a person's development.

With regard to the validity of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which criticism would be the most accurate?

During which stage of Piaget's model of cognitive development are children believed to begin to become more capable of symbolic thinking?

If you were taking part in a debate with another psychologist over the relative influences of nature and nurture on development, which position do you think you'd be most likely to take if you wanted to win the debate?

Armand is a child who has difficulties with his ______. His vision is impaired in such a way that he cannot tell how far away objects are. This has led to difficulties in certain sports.

Davina has made great strides in her understanding of her science classes. Being able to reason more like an adult, Davina is in which of Piaget's developmental stages?

Owen is writing a paper about how the attitudes, values, and beliefs of culture influence development in children. What would be the best title for his essay?

In order to understand social and personality development in children, it is necessary to examine them from three different perspectives. They are the child’s:

Which laboratory procedure, designed to assess attachment styles in children, involves exposing a child to separation from their caregiver followed by a reunification?

If people, on average, are more likely to remember female rather than male nurses this would be because:

13-year old Sevan’s parents are going through a divorce. They are not openly hostile to each other and are trying to handle this life change in a civil and pleasant manner. According to the research, which of the following is most likely for Sevan?

Which of the following children is demonstrating a developing theory of mind?

Adah and her mom are playing on the swing set at the park. A man walks up to them. When Adah sees her mother smile and speak warmly to the man, Adah relaxes. Adah has used ______to evaluate this individual.

The ______model describes how financial difficulties are associated with parents’ depressed moods, which can cause problems with their children’s adjustment.

The cognitive, emotional, and social influences that cause children to create and act consistently with internal standards of conduct – right and wrong– is called ______.

Gabriel likes to read and look at websites about the solar system. His father encourages him to go play sports, hoping that Gabriel will come to enjoy these activities. Which of the following best describe this scenario?

______refers to the early emerging differences in emotional reactions and self-control that are seen in children; even early in infancy.