Rose is an honors student, an astrophysics major, and the only woman in one of her classes. In this class, the professor regularly makes comments about how women are not cut out for the field. If she performs poorly in this class due to anxiety arising from the fear of confirming her professor’s beliefs, it is the result of

Arjun is 4 years old and can clearly indicate that two containers of the same size, filled to the same level, hold the same amount of liquid. However, when the liquid from one of the containers is poured into another that is skinnier and taller, Arjun indicates that this new container now holds more liquid than the other. According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, which stage is Arjun in and what principle has he failed to understand?

A laboratory wants to develop a drug that can be administered prenatally to alter the course of brain development in fetuses that carry genetic abnormalities. Which statement accurately describes the role of environmental influences on prenatal brain development that the scientists should consider before they begin developing the drug?

According to the diathesis-stress model, someone with a ________ diathesis and ________ levels of stress would be most likely to experience negative health outcomes.

________ refers to how we perceive the demands posed by a certain situation.

Van wants to use the principles of scaffolding through language to support his daughter’s development of a theory of mind and autobiographical memory. Which evidence-based scaffolds could Van provide to benefit these developmental abilities?

Makayla and Beth are both 5 years old and pretending to be mountain climbers as they ascend the jungle gym at the park. How would Jean Piaget’s developmental theory describe this type of play, and during which developmental stage does it tend to emerge?

Arjun is 4 years old and can clearly indicate that two containers of the same size, filled to the same level, hold the same amount of liquid. However, when the liquid from one of the containers is poured into another that is skinnier and taller, Arjun indicates that this new container now holds more liquid than the other. According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, which stage is Arjun in and what principle has he failed to understand?

Arrange the following parenting styles from most to least beneficial for a child.

Mindfulness meditation is likely to relieve the symptoms for all of the following people EXCEPT