William James’s claim that newborn babies experience the world as a “buzzing confusion” is consistent with the beliefs of most modern-day developmentalists.

Mothers who kept their 4-week-old infants on a strict 4-hour feeding schedule were:

Which of the following is NOT a reason why it is important to understand the influence of the larger environment on the developing fetus?

If two factors are correlated, it is certain that they are causally related.

One of the attachment categories is labeled “disorganized.”

Extreme nutritional deprivation during which period of pregnancy is MOST likely to lead to prematurity or death of the fetus?

Psychologists generally agree on the ages at which children acquire various cognitive milestones.

Which of the following responses is NOT used to evaluate infants’ sensory capacities?

The circumference of an infant’s head provides little information about brain development.

Sickle-cell carriers suffer from anemia and early death.