Blog

​Maricella was born several days ago, and her pediatrician has observed that she has almond-shaped eyes and a fold over her eyelids. In addition, her head, neck, and nose are smaller than other babies of her birth weight. It is most likely that Maricella has an extra _____ chromosome.

​”Daddy, can you help me get dressed?” Boris asked his father. “You can put on your pants and socks by yourself, but I’ll help with your shirt and shoes,” his father said. From Vygotsky’s theory, Boris’s father is using ____ when he does not give his son help on skills that his son has already mastered.

​Which of the following is NOT one of the features of a child who is in the preoperational period of cognitive development?

​Kendrie has the disease called sickle cell anemia. She is not just a carrier of the illness, but she actually has the disease itself. Which of the following best describes Kendrie’s red blood cell alleles?

​The process by which certain sensory information receives additional cognitive processing is called ____.

​Which maternal characteristic is most strongly associated with giving birth to a baby with Down syndrome?

​When a baby is crying and is having difficult being soothed, many parents prefer to use a technique called _______, which provides warmth and tactile stimulation that help to calm the baby.

​Several criticisms of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development have been offered over the years. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

​The idea that genotypes are not the only things that control traits reflects the fact that

​Brad and Angelina take their daughter Anniston to the zoo, and are looking at a bunch of different animals. Anniston, who has recently been learning about human development, sees a ____ and says, “Mommy, Daddy! That looks just like a human embryo in its third week of development!”