Internal working models involve expectations about parental responsiveness.
Children who have difficulty with emotional regulation ofte…
Children who have difficulty with emotional regulation often experience all EXCEPT which of the following?
The concept of naïve physics was postulated by ____, who fo…
The concept of naïve physics was postulated by ____, who found that infants as young as four and a half months would consistently look longer at unrealistic events than at realistic events.
According to Jean Piaget, children demonstrate ____ when ne…
According to Jean Piaget, children demonstrate ____ when new information that they encounter is incorporated into their existing schemes.
Research consistently finds that fathers and mothers treat…
Research consistently finds that fathers and mothers treat their children differently based on the child’s sex. Which statement accurately explains some of this variance?
When many genes work together to determine a characteristic…
When many genes work together to determine a characteristic, there may be a large range of phenotypes that are expressed. Why is this?
Russian psychologist ____ proposed the idea that developmen…
Russian psychologist ____ proposed the idea that development in childhood is an apprenticeship in which children advance when they collaborate with more-skilled others.
David is a pharmacist, and has worked as such for nearly 30…
David is a pharmacist, and has worked as such for nearly 30 years. He hopes that someday his son will take over his drugstore, and so from an early age he has been “grooming” young Daniel to follow in his footsteps. He has taught Daniel about how to dispense medications, has let Daniel watch as he prepares difficult prescriptions, and has encouraged his son to enjoy chemistry and biology in school. In a very real way, Daniel has been serving as a young apprentice to his father for most of his life. Which theorist would be most attentive to this sociocultural influence on Daniel’s life?
Why is it that 22 weeks is considered the earliest “age of…
Why is it that 22 weeks is considered the earliest “age of viability” for an unborn child?
Leonard is changing his four-month-old son’s diaper, and af…
Leonard is changing his four-month-old son’s diaper, and afterwards he gets him into his pajamas. While easing the little guy’s foot into the sleeper, he inadvertently strokes the boy’s foot and is surprised to see the toes immediately fan out. He does it again to the other foot, and gets the same response. Leonard has accidently stumbled upon his son’s ____ reflex.