​Which of the following is a useful strategy for helping children focus their attention and reduce distractions?

​Alissa is a 41-year-old, married, professional woman who has just found out that she is pregnant with her third child. According to your textbook, which of the following conditions is her baby at higher risk of due to Alissa’s age?

​Which pianist is most likely to use private speech while practicing?

​Based on the different components of dynamic systems theory, you should not expect a child to be able walk on their own, unsupported, until they reach the age of ____ months.

​Why is it that bottle-feeding a baby in developing nations has so much potential to be disastrous to the baby’s health?

​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.