Denial and repression are the most basic defense mechanisms

You come from a family that is very athletic. You and several other family members had athletic scholarships in college and an uncle who played professional baseball

You have tried to get your 18-month-old interested in kicking a small soccer ball. Although he wants to play with you and approaches the ball, he has not been able to kick it. After taking a developmental course, you find that ____. a. your son is very far behind in motor development b. he is actually too young to be expected to kick a ball c. if you work with him and make it fun, he will be able to kick the ball d. your son is likely disabled

Dr. Holder is interested in the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors on human development. This is known as the __________ controversy

A) nature–nurture B) continuous–discontinuous C) stability–plasticity D) social–cognitive