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​Dalton is a six-month-old baby who is watching the faces of his parents and their friends as they sit around the dinner table. From his mother’s arms, he has a good view of each diner’s expression. Which dinner guest would probably draw the most of Dalton’s attention?

​Lucille is being tested to determine her ability to distinguish what she thinks from what she sees. She is shown an adult reaching for a ball that is in a basket and not in a box, but then watches as the ball is removed from the basket while the adult is not looking. When the adult reaches for the ball again, Lucille expects the adult to reach into the basket. This awareness of the adult’s beliefs about the location of the ball suggests the Lucille is at least ____ years of age.

​Although an unborn child may be protected from many different maternal illnesses, such as colds and some strains of the flu, other illnesses can be extremely harmful to the baby. Which of the following is NOT listed as one of those illnesses?

​When a baby is upset when her attachment figure leaves the room, and then demonstrates anger when the attachment figure returns, she is displaying an avoidant attachment style.

​Which of the following tools is an indirect method of testing a baby’s awareness of his/her       own existence?

​Salem has decided to do a correlational study on the relationship between parental smoking and the cognitive performance of their children. How might this research be conducted? What are the major disadvantages of this type of research approach?

​Between the ages of ____, children develop a theory of mind, which refers to a naïve understanding of the relationship between thoughts and behaviors.

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

​Which of the following research methods combines the aspects of both longitudinal and cross-sectional designs?

​Which of the following is an example of intersensory redundancy?