​Your friend Nadia has recently had a child, and is struggling with the decision to return to work. “I miss my job terribly,” she says,” but if I put the baby in day care, she might lose her bond with me!” Knowing the research in this area as well as you do, you reply:

Breathing, heart rate, muscle tone, presence of reflexes, and _______________ are all parts of an Apgar assessment.

​Why is it that 22 weeks is considered the earliest “age of viability” for an unborn child?

​As they left the restaurant, Jack and Mimi passed by a man on a park bench who was asking for spare change. Jack put a dollar in the man’s cup and smiled at him, and he and Mimi went to their car to drive home. Jack’s behavior demonstrates

​Which of the following is a useful strategy for helping children focus their attention and reduce distractions?

​Alissa is a 41-year-old, married, professional woman who has just found out that she is pregnant with her third child. According to your textbook, which of the following conditions is her baby at higher risk of due to Alissa’s age?

​Which pianist is most likely to use private speech while practicing?

​Based on the different components of dynamic systems theory, you should not expect a child to be able walk on their own, unsupported, until they reach the age of ____ months.

​Why is it that bottle-feeding a baby in developing nations has so much potential to be disastrous to the baby’s health?

​Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) found that girls are more likely to comply with the directions of adults than boys, and they are more readily influenced by others than boys are. One explanation your authors offer for these findings is that