​Jamie is a rather self-centered child who does not like to help other people. Describe three things Jamie’s parents could do to make it more likely that Jamie will engage in altruistic behaviors.

​Phil and Lil are both playing with dolls in the same room. Use them in examples of parallel, simple social, and cooperative play.

​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.