Chapter 3. (Infancy and childhood)

probably within a day; identical twins generally begin walking on nearly the same day

Anatoli and Andrei are 11-month-old identical twins. Anatoli took his first steps yesterday. How soon will Andrei take his first steps?

stranger

Baby June is now 8 months of age. Her mother has noticed that, lately, June has become extremely fearful of unfamiliar people. June is displaying _____ anxiety.

Harlow's work with monkeys.

Nadine hears a television talk-show guest remark that "A baby's mother provides it with food, and that's the basis for attachment." Nadine immediately realizes that this statement is FALSE, because she is familiar with:

maturation; experience

Nature is to nurture as _____ is to _____.

pretend that one object is another.

Preoperational children know that objects exist even when they are not visible. They can also:

concept of conservation.

Two sealed, pyramid-shaped containers contain what are clearly identical amounts of a liquid. However, a child suddenly judges them as holding different amounts of liquid after one container is inverted. The child apparently lacks a:

Maturation is one type of development.

Which statement BEST captures the relationship between development and maturation?

authoritarian; authoritative

With respect to parenting style, coercive is to confrontative as _____ is to _____.