Sensory memory improves until about age _____ and then remains adequate until late adulthood.

The psychometric approach to studying cognitive development analyzes intelligence using _____.

While literacy and numeracy are valued in every school, curriculum specifics _____.

When the effects of genes add up to make the phenotype, they are called _____ genes.

For some married couples, retirement alters the longstanding distribution of __________.

Romantic love emphasizes _____, while affectionate love emphasizes

In bioecological systems theory, the innermost level of context, which includes an individual’s immediate physical and social environment is called

A theory introduced by Bronfenbrenner that emphasizes the role of context in development, positing that contexts are organized into a series of systems in which individuals are embedded and that interact with one another and the person to influence development is called bioecological system theory

Vygotsky’s perspective that individuals acquire culturally relevant ways of thinking through social interactions with members of their ______ is called sociocultural theory

A perspective that uses a computer analogy to describe how the mind receives information and manipulates, stores, recalls, and uses it to solve problems is called

A mental representation, such as concepts, ideas, and ways of interacting with the world is known as schemas