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Young Charlie has a difficult time regulating his emotions. He often acts out in aggressive ways. These behaviors are examples of ______ behaviors.

Gabrielle is a sociable youngster who loves attention and enjoys meeting new people. Her brother, Elijah, is shy and sometimes feels anxious with people he does not know. According to the “goodness of fit” construct, Gabrielle’s and Elijah’s mother should ______.

Asian parents are less likely than Western parents to ______.

Today, the “best” kind of father in the United States is generally thought to be a man who is ______.

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.

Parents have a tendency to think about their children as different from one another, based on a combination of objective differences and subjective perceptions. This leads parents to ______.

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

A longitudinal study of almost 2,000 children revealed that the more television viewing they did as toddlers, the ______.

Barbara is concerned that her teen-aged daughter’s decisions about her sexual debut will be negatively influenced by peers. To reduce the influence from her daughter’s peers, Barbara should ______.

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