When Matthew was an infant, each day his mother introduced a variety of experiences to him. She also fed him breast milk and avoided situations in which he got over stimulated. According to current research, Matthew’s mother made choices that were likely to ______.

In response to early experiences, unused synapses die off. This process, called ______, results in more efficient brain processing because the neural signals have relatively fewer branches through which to navigate.

Newborn babies are considered premature if they are delivered prior to ______ weeks of gestation.

Which of the following fathers would not be classified as living in a “commuter family?”

During the process of ______, the axon is sheathed by a fatty insulating substance which speeds the transmission of electric impulses.

Which of the following is a way in which marital conflict negatively affects children?

An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg ______.

“Miscarriages” are pregnancy losses that end before ______ weeks of gestation. Losses that happen later in the pregnancy are referred to as “stillbirths.”

Parental efforts to constrain, invalidate, and manipulate a child’s thoughts, emotions, and expressions are referred to as ______.

Harmful agents (e.g., drugs, infections, diseases) that can damage the developing embryo are called ______.