Vocabulary Test

2. people who actively support a cause
5. all traits that are passed to a child from a blood relative
6. a society that sees a child as important, cares about their well-being, and works to meet their needs
8. optimal time when a person can learn a new task
10. scientific study of children from conception to adolescence
14. when a child performs like a younger child
15. show to be wrong or false
16. the greatest amount or level possible
17. all the conditions and situations that surround and affect a child
18. situations that cause worry and anxiety

1. rank order
3. areas
4. the gradual process through which babies become adults
7. a change in size or in quantity
9. a child's desire to achieve
11. typical time when a developmental milestone occurs
12. sections of the DNA molecule found in a person's cells that determine his or her individual traits
13. the study of the factors involved in the passing of traits in living beings from one generation to the next