Tammy’s father is an exceptional gymnast. When Tammy was just a toddler, her father believed that Tammy already showed great promise as a gymnast. Tammy’s father probably believes that athletic ability is mostly determined by __________.

Psychoanalytic perspective sees that people move through stages. Is this a continuous or a discontinuous view?

What is the process of cellular division that creates gametes (sex cells) for genetic variability?

Measures of executive function in childhood predict __________ in adolescence and adulthood.

Although the seeds of identity formation are planted early, not until __________ do people become absorbed in this task.

In Piaget’s theory, each time the back-and-forth movement between equilibrium and disequilibrium occurs, __________.

When sperm and ovum unite at conception, a(n) __________ results.

Erikson’s sense of __________ combines several developments of middle childhood: a positive but realistic self-concept, pride in accomplishment, moral responsibility, and cooperative participation with agemates.

Mr. and Mrs. Hopewell are concerned because they have been trying without success to have a baby for over a year. Which procedure would you recommend to them?

Motor mastery __________.