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According to ecological systems theory, interactions between Marina and her child, Tyler, occur in the __________.

In Carol Dweck’s research on praise, students who were praised for their __________ chose the harder test option, worked harder and longer, and did better than the first time they did the test.

Tammy’s father is an exceptional gymnast. When Tammy was just a toddler, her father believed that Tammy already showed great promise as a gymnast. Tammy’s father probably believes that athletic ability is mostly determined by __________.

Psychoanalytic perspective sees that people move through stages. Is this a continuous or a discontinuous view?

What is the process of cellular division that creates gametes (sex cells) for genetic variability?

Measures of executive function in childhood predict __________ in adolescence and adulthood.

Although the seeds of identity formation are planted early, not until __________ do people become absorbed in this task.

In Piaget’s theory, each time the back-and-forth movement between equilibrium and disequilibrium occurs, __________.

When sperm and ovum unite at conception, a(n) __________ results.

Erikson’s sense of __________ combines several developments of middle childhood: a positive but realistic self-concept, pride in accomplishment, moral responsibility, and cooperative participation with agemates.