According to Piaget, the relation between language and thought is that language

Three-year-old Sam gets a lot of satisfaction out of scolding Gill, his pretend friend and imaginary playmate. Sam is in Piaget’s __________ stage of cognitive development.

According to Erikson, development that encompasses changes both in the understandings individuals have of themselves as members of society and in their comprehension of the meaning of others’ behavior is known as __________ development.

Children in poorer areas of cities such as Kolkata, Hong Kong, and Rio de Janeiro are smaller than their counterparts in affluent areas of the same cities. These differences in height are a reflection of

Two-year-old Jorden loves to pretend to cook. He uses pots and pans in a playset and makes eggs and bacon for breakfast. Jorden is happy to leave the real cooking up to his mother, but the fact that he can use the pots and pans in his pretend play indicates that he is capable of

As Pete teeters about the room, he suddenly plops to the floor. Instantly, he looks to the adults in the room before emotionally responding. Pete is using social __________ to determine the feelings of the adults.

Radha is three years old and has proper nutrition and health care. What part of Radha’s body is growing the fastest during this period of development?

While 3-year-old Bijan was on vacation with his parents, he insisted on wearing only mismatched brightly colored socks with white sneakers. His parents got many looks from passersby, some positive and some not so positive. According to Erikson, because Bijan was able to express himself through his clothes, he should develop a sense of

During the preoperational stage, children’s use of __________ thinking grows, mental reasoning emerges, and the use of concepts increases.

Match the descriptions with the best-fitting category of temperament.