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The union of the ovum and sperm is called ________.

Timmy is watching TV. In one show, he sees a bully steal a lunch from another child. The bully then enjoys eating the other child’s lunch. Since Timmy feels that his mother makes him a rather skimpy lunch and he is always hungry at school, he starts stealing other kids’ lunches at school. According to Bandura’s theory of observational learning, Timmy’s hunger at lunchtime most influenced which factor?

Noah is a 3-year-old boy who likes to spread his peas and carrots all over his plate. After spreading out his food, he asks for more. His mom pushes all the food together and Noah continues to eat. Which period of cognitive development is Noah in?

In __________ syndrome, the 23rd pair of chromosomes is missing an X, resulting in short, infertile females.

Misaki is at a point in her pregnancy during which the major organs and structures of her baby are first developing. Which period of prenatal development is Misaki currently experiencing?

A(n) __________ is a section of DNA containing a sequence of amines.

The first true longitudinal study of the effects of giftedness on social success was conducted by __________.

Javier tells Ben that he wants to get a new sports car. Ben immediately understands why, because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars. Ben is using mental categories called __________.

Last night, Aubrey’s mom gave her a haircut. As she walked into her high school, Aubrey felt like everyone could tell that her bangs were a little uneven. This example illustrates the belief of a(n) __________.

A person who comes up with as many different uses of a brick as possible, such as using them for doorstops, is a __________ thinker.