Initially infants are only able to bat at objects; they then learn to grasp objects utilizing the whole hand. Later, infants are able to pick up small objects with just the index finger and thumb. This illustrates the __________ principle.

Child development is defined as the scientific study of the patterns of growth, change, and stability that occur from

“Children learn through observation” helps us to explain, predict, and organize facts about learning and development. It would be considered a(n)

Twins who are genetically identical are known as __________ twins.

Jake is an adolescent who has been placed in detention for repeatedly stealing from stores. His counselor, Dr. Danker, believes that Jake is driven to behave recklessly because he is motivated by forces beneath his awareness. Dr. Danker’s explanation of Jake’s behavior most closely aligned with which perspective?

There are five major theoretical perspectives that guide the study of child development: the psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, contextual, and __________ perspectives.

The principle of __________ states that different body systems mature at different rates.

Development involving the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a person’s behavior is called

Twelve-month-old Mitchell loves to play with his kickball. One day his father came home with a new ball for him to enjoy. Mitchell jumped up and down and shouted gleefully, “Kickball!” His father said, “No, Mitchell, this is a soccer ball.” Mitchell is __________ the soccer ball to his existing schema of kickball.

Write the form of the partial decomposition of