​Imaginary friends are psychologically unhealthy and should be discouraged.

​As children get older, they rely less on others to regulate their emotions for them.

​Low birth weight can usually be prevented by good _______________ care.

Describe the three main forms of learning as they related to the information-processing model of cognitive development.

​The process of deliberately seeking environments that are consistent with one’s heredity is called _______________.

​Increased maternal age brings a heightened risk of certain difficulties, both with the pregnancy and for the child. Specifically, when the mother is pregnant after the age of 40 there is an enhanced risk of the child being born with _______________, a chromosomal disorder associated with delayed physical, cognitive and social development.

​By about ____ months of age, different circuits in the brain begin to control infants’ looking at faces, allowing infants to distinguish different faces..

_______________ skills refer to coordinated movements of the muscles and limbs.

​A judgment of depth using motion parallax relies heavily on the apparent ____ of an object.

​If you are pregnant and want to get a prenatal test to assess various aspects of your unborn child’s well-being, which of the following should you avoid if you suffer from trypanophobia (or the fear of needles)?