​Several different factors may contribute to a child being more likely to behave in an altruistic manner. What is NOT one of these factors?

Intersensory _______________ is the theory that an infant’s sensory systems are attuned to information that is presented simultaneously to different sensory modes.

​What is the current status of the use of genetic engineering to help treat illnesses that are caused by defective genes?

​Which of the following provides some evidence that there is, in fact, a genetic component to handedness?

​The direction of a relationship-that is, whether two variables move in the same direction or in opposite directions-is indicated by the _______________ of the correlation coefficient.

​When one partner in an exchange behaves in ways that allows them to emerge as the victor by threatening or contradicting the other partner, (s)he is engaging in a(n) ________ exchange.

​Macintosh is trying to get his grandson to learn the word “apple.” His attempt involves looking at an apple on a tree, making sure that his grandson is also looking, and then saying “apple.” Macintosh’s effort to teach his grandson is clearly based on

​Infants as early as four months of age will attend more to a face depicting a negative emotional expression than to a face depicting a positive one.

​Dr. McCutcheon has completed a research study in the area of human development. The results were consistent with her initial hypotheses, and the research was conducted in an appropriate and professional manner. What would her next step be, according to your textbook?

​A group of compounds that provides a specific set of biochemical instructions for development is a(n) _______________.