When the father's exposure to toxic chemicals or radiation affects the baby's prenatal development, the harmful effects most often arise from
a. spouse beatings.
b. psychological expectations.
c. chromosomal damage in sperm cells.
d. medications taken to counteract the substances' effects.
C
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According to Piaget, in the first year of life, an infant is in the __________ stage of cognitive development.
A. preoperational B. formal operational C. sensorimotor D. concrete operational
Children and adolescents who receive relatively little attention from their peers are considered to be __________.
A. rejected B. reclusive C. controversial D. neglected
What are the primary criticisms of Vygotsky's sociocultural approach to cognitive development?
What will be an ideal response?
The concepts of universal, selective, and indicated interventions were widely used by __________.
A. psychodynamic therapists to describe ways of reducing neurotic anxiety B. city planners to describe ways of eliminating crime and other social problems C. public health experts to describe ways of preventing disease D. developmental psychologists to describe problems that occur in early, middle, and later childhood