Louise wants to know when her baby boy will develop various skills. The answer depends on

When Julius hears that there are going to be cutbacks in his department, he immediately calls his supervisor and asks for an appointment. During that meeting he presents a very straightforward list of the ways in which he has been an asset to the company, proposes ways that he can help the company overcome its economic difficulties, and emphasizes his dedication and loyalty to the company. Julius

is using ____-focused coping to deal with his employment uncertainty. a. problem b. solution c. emotion d. structure

Dr. Kavanaugh has noticed that many of her students are having difficulties understanding the basic parts of a nerve cell (neuron) but don't seem to have the same problems understanding most of the different regions of the brain. Dr. Kavanaugh wonders if her lectures have some bearing on this situation, and has posed a question she intends to purse in her research—whether the ways in which

information is presented affects student interest and memory of the material. If she is interested in pursuing this research question further, Dr. Kavanaugh's next step in the scientific method would be a. to develop a research question. b. to form a hypothesis. c. to gather evidence. d. to manipulate the way she delivers lectures. e. to draw conclusions. f. generating a research question.