​Some scientists believe that the development of language skills, especially ____ words, is essential in the development of a child’s theory of mind.

​Phil and Lil are both playing with dolls in the same room. Use them in examples of parallel, simple social, and cooperative play.

​_______________ observations differ from naturalistic observations in that they create situations where the behavior of interest is likely to be elicited.

​Xavier wants to see if his daughter knows that she exists. While he is wiping her face, he puts a red dot on her nose and then shows her own reflection in a mirror. At what age would we expect her to reach up and touch her own nose instead of reaching for the nose in the reflection?

​According to your textbook, which of the following themes do infants have the ability to attribute to people’s behaviors?

​Marlene is very angry at Dominique, a girl in her class, because she feels that Dominique has been flirting with her boyfriend. To get back at her, Marlene starts spreading rumors about Dominique that are designed to attack her character. Marlene is using ____ aggression to hurt her classmate.

​Mental software refers to mental and neural structures that are built in and that allow the mind to operate.

​Which of the following findings noted in observations of older babies supports the statement that babbling is a precursor to the use of real speech?

​The wrinkled surface of the brain, made up of about 10 billion neurons, is called the

​Why is it that the United States has among the highest rates of infant mortality despite having such widely available medical care?