​Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) found that girls are more likely to comply with the directions of adults than boys, and they are more readily influenced by others than boys are. One explanation your authors offer for these findings is that

​By what age would you expect to see a child running with ease, effortlessly changing their speed and direction?

​What was the most critical lesson about teratogens learned from studies on the use of the drug DES by pregnant women?

​Young Ruthie is tickled pink to learn that she will be visiting her beloved grandmother who recently moved to a nearby apartment. The first time she walks into the apartment, Ruthie immediately notices the strong scent of the wintergreen-based gel her grandmother used for muscle and joint pain and comments that it “smells funny in here.” Soon, however, Ruthie no longer notices the wintergreen scent. However, after Ruthie’s initial reaction to the scent would be a(n) ____, and her later lack of reaction to it demonstrates ____.

​On the hit reality television show, “Hell’s Kitchen,” contestants vying for a position of Executive Chef at a posh restaurant are often placed in circumstances where their culinary skills are tested in creative and novel ways. According to ____, the one most likely to succeed would be the one whose skills are most fully consistent with the tasks laid before them.

​The fact that ingestion of nicotine can lead to an increased risk of miscarriage or low birth weight while contracting rubella can cause aberrant development of the eyes, ears, and heart demonstrates that

​An individual’s sense of themselves as a male or female is their

​LaTanya is only two years old, and recently she has begun playing with an imaginary friend whom she has named Bonnie. LaTanya’s parents wonder why this is occurring, as LaTanya has two older siblings and often has play dates with other children her own age. What would you advise her parents?

​According to a research study described in your textbook, parents are more likely to encourage

​Imagine that you are standing on a pair of railroad tracks. As you look down at your feet, the tracks look a certain distance apart. As you lift your head and watch the tracks move away from you, they appear to get closer together until they converge at the farthest point. This bit of visual trickery is called