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.

Using the WHO link in the lecture, fill in the blanks for a country other than the United States: In (country name) … healthy life expectancy at birth (years) has improved by (number) of years from (number) (ignore range) of years in 2000 to (number) (ignore range) of years in 2021.

Developmental psychology pays particular attention to the effect of age on other variables. Two methods are used to take age into account. The approach compares people of different ages at the same time along some variable. The approach follows the same people for an extended period of time.