6-year-old Reggie can quickly recognize and name objects and can easily catch a ball which is thrown at him. His younger brother Mark is much less speedy and skillful in these areas. Given this information, what is the best explanation for Reggie’s superior performance?

Fill in the Blanks: When 18-month old Grace saw a zebra at the zoo for the first time, she excitedly called out, “Horsey!”. Grace’s mother gently corrected her daughter, and told her that it wasn’t a horse, but a zebra. In this case, Piaget would say that Grace had initially attempted to _________ the zebra into her schema of horses, but her mother’s correction caused Grace to instead _________ her schema.

Fill in the Blank: When an experience is required in order for normal brain maturation to occur, it is considered to be ____________.

Regulating emotions (such as a child stopping before hitting their sibling after getting angry with them) is an example of:

Based on early cross-sectional studies of IQ at different ages, psychologists believed which of the following statements to be true regarding aging and intelligence?

If a psychologist believes that a child’s instincts and hormones are the primary origin for developing gender roles, then this psychologist is most likely:

True or False: Myelination is necessary and essential for communication between neurons.

Fill in the Blanks: Stress is a(n) ______ response, while stressors are ________.

Which of the following reasons is most important in checking a newborn’s reflexes following childbirth?

True or False: The fetal period of prenatal development begins when a blastocyst implants into the uterine wall and ends with childbirth.