​Imagine that you are standing on a pair of railroad tracks. As you look down at your feet, the tracks look a certain distance apart. As you lift your head and watch the tracks move away from you, they appear to get closer together until they converge at the farthest point. This bit of visual trickery is called

Piaget’s theory has been the foundation of cognitive developmental theories for many years, but it is not without its critics. List at least three of the criticisms that are identified by your textbook.

​Which of the following is NOT offered by your authors as a method to help increase a preschool child’s ability to provide reliable testimony?

​Memories that help people construct their life history and create socially shared memories are

​Your authors give a demonstration of the proper way to cite research that has been previously conducted and published by two professionals, Smith and Jones. The research was conducted in 2012. Which of the following is the correct format for such a citation?

​What is an example of intersensory redundancy?

​The symptoms of autism spectrum disorders usually emerge by which age?

The cerebral cortex contains two halves-a left and a right-which are called _______________.

​The multidisciplinary study of how people change and how they remain the same over time is _______________.

List the three stages of prenatal development in the correct order, and note how long each stage lasts. Indicate the major event that indicates the beginning and end of each stage. Finally, discuss the major events that take place within each stage.