On Christmas morning, Hugo, age 3, opens one of his gifts from his mother and finds a new sweater. Disappointed that it is not a toy, Hugo frowns and throws the sweater aside in front of his mother with no regard for her feelings. Hugo is demonstrating __________.
As developmental research accumulates, it is becoming apparent that to view behavior as due to either genetic or environmental factors is inappropriate.
Ingrid Samuelson was told by her physician that her health was beyond medical treatment, and that her chances of dying within the next 12 months were 90 percent. "I'm sorry," Ingrid replied, "That's not right. Please run the tests again while I get a third opinion. I'm not sure why you're telling me this falsehood." What stage of dealing with dying is Ingrid in?
The book The Bell Curve argues that the average 15-point difference between Caucasian Americans' and African Americans' IQ is primarily due to __________.
When Amanda was age 4, her preschool class had a group discussion focusing on airplanes. After that, Amanda considered herself an expert on airplanes and believed she knew everything there was to know about the subject, even though she was unable to provide a reasonable explanation about why she thought she knew so much. Amanda is demonstrating __________.
Keiko is right-handed, whereas her best friend, Fatimah, is left-handed. When does the initial bias toward right-handedness begin, according to developmental systems theory?
Isaiah, an African American child who lives in an inner-city neighborhood, suffers from asthma. Provide three factors that may contribute to Isaiah's asthma.