Cognitive psychologist Jean Piaget speculated that human thinking is organized into mental patterns that represent behaviors and actions, patterns that he referred to as __________.

Using a real-world setting for an experiment is the hallmark of a(n) __________.

Provide reasons why Erikson’s principles of psychosocial theory have been called into question.

When Judy was a little girl, she was bitten by a small brown and white dog. Now, every time she sees a small dog approaching her, she is fearful. Watson would say that Judy’s reaction is a result of __________ conditioning.

__________ theories assume that people are affected by the environmental stimuli to which they are exposed and that developmental change is __________.

Progressive changes in the fossil record are evidence for evolution because __________.

__________ development involves the way in which individuals’ interactions with others and their social relationships grow, change, and remain stable over the course of life.

In 2006, scientists discovered a fossil that had scales and gills, a flat head with eyes on top like a frog, and fin and neck bones that would allow it to prop itself out of the water. The best explanation for this fossil is that it is __________.

Choose the scientific evidence that supports evolutionary theory. (Check all that apply.)

Provide reasons why today’s developmentalists believe the entire life span is important.