​Of the three types of prenatal screenings discussed in the textbook, ________ requires the longest wait for results because the genetic material cannot be evaluated until enough cells have reproduced for analysis.

​Which part of a newborn’s brain appears to be the most sensitive to the use of language?

According to Piaget, a preoperational child’s view of the world is _______________; that is, they believe that others see the world exactly as they do.

​When adults speak slowly and with exaggerated changes in pitch and volume, they are using ____ speech.

​As a part of informed consent, each participant in a research study must be told what the research entails and any _______________ to which they might be exposed.

​Of the following countries, which has the highest rate of infant mortality?

​By what age will children begin to understand and distinguish the physical world from the mental world?

​Jeanette is concerned about getting pregnant with her husband, because she is afraid that she will pass on her recessive gene for a sickle cell disease and that her child will develop this condition. Based on what you know about the principles or dominant and recessive inheritance, what would you advise Jeanette?

​When children see their parents helping and caring for others, the parents are said to _______________ prosocial behavior and the children will learn to behave prosocially.

​Wilma is afraid of the pain involved in delivering her baby. Are childbirth classes likely to help her?