The evidence obtained from the studies conducted on maternal benefits of breast feeding for mothers indicates that breast feeding        

The dynamic systems view of motor development states that the developing of motor skills is a(n) ________ process.        

Richard is a five-month-old baby. His parents frequently sit by his side to cuddle him or to speak to him in loud and affectionate tones. Richard seems to enjoy this attention very much and makes cooing sounds in response to his parents’ warm interactions with him. Richard’s act of cooing to obtain parental attention is a function of the ________ substage given by Piaget.        

Which of the following situations testifies that the infant has developed a sense of object permanence?        

The ________ aspect is at the forefront of emotion in infancy.        

Which of the following is a self-conscious emotion?        

The method used to determine whether infants can distinguish one stimulus from another by measuring the length of time they attend to different stimuli is known as the ________ method.        

John Bowlby, on the basis of ethological evidence, suggested that        

Fewer gastrointestinal infections, lower respiratory tract infections, and fewer middle ear infections are all associated with        

Children of parents who were professionals had ________ vocabularies at age 36 months compared to children whose parents were on welfare.