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​During the period of the _______________, the longest stage of prenatal development, the infant reaches the age of viability. After this point in the pregnancy, the child would be capable of surviving outside of the mother’s body.

In order to help children learn the social nature of language, many parents encourage _______________ long before an infant has said his or her first word.

​Steve is on a first date with Valerie, who is very enamored with his beautiful blue eyes. Steve’s _______________, or the physical expression of his genetic code, may have guaranteed him a second date!

​If a pregnant woman consumes more than limited amounts of _______________ on a regular basis, her child may be born with a lower birth weight and may have decreased muscle tone.

​If Hamid wants to do one study to determine whether or not playing violent video games causes children to act more aggressively, he would be best served by doing a(n)

​The psychosocial theory of Erik Erikson postulates that people encounter _______________ stages over their lives, and that these stages occur in a biologically fixed order. (Hint: The answer is a number.)

When little Ella points to a sheep at the zoo and says “Doggie,” her parents smile and adore how cute she is even though, by lumping all four-legged furry animals into the category of doggie Ella has demonstrated _______________.

​In Germany in the 1950s, the effects of teratogens gained widespread attention when pregnant women who took ____ to help them sleep gave birth to babies with deformations of their heads, legs, hands, and/or fingers. Over 7,000 babies were harmed by this drug before it was removed from the market.

​Why is it necessary to study a sample of individuals that is representative of a larger population?

​According to your text, what is the first step in doing research in the field of human development?