One recent shift in popular methods of nicotine use is significant to infant health: Research shows chronic exposure to increases the chance of low birth weight in offspring.

Ibrahim’s mother began to smoke during her third trimester. As a result, Ibrahim’s lungs were not fully developed at birth. This illustrates which principle of teratogens?

Rubertsson and colleagues (2014; as presented in the lecture) identified several characteristics that increased the risk of people in early pregnancy developing significant anxiety. Which of the following is NOT one of those characteristics?

Three-year-olds scribble all over the page, but 4-year-olds can make more precise drawings that adults can understand. This is because 4-year-olds have more highly developed .

Jaymon is a third-grader asked by his teacher to describe himself. What is the MOST likely description Jaymon will give?

In a study on whether watching violent television programs affects aggressive behavior in children, what is the dependent variable?

If a developmental psychologist reports that the social anxiety of participants in an experiment is indicated by their scores on a 10-item scale, the psychologist has described .

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend breastfeeding for the first year. However, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that only approximately of infants are still being breastfed at 12 months.

Margarette’s partner makes sure she takes walks often to stay healthy for the percolating fetus. Unfortunately, they live in the shadow of a coal plant that emits toxic gases. Which is the source of this potential hazard to prenatal development? 

Match the theory of development to its most accurate description.