Vocabulary Test

5. people who actively support a cause
6. a society that sees a child as important, cares about their well-being, and works to meet their needs
7. show to be wrong or false
9. the study of the factors involved in the passing of traits in living beings from one generation to the next
11. involves growth of the body and the development of both large and small motor skills
13. optimal time when a person can learn a new task
14. a child's desire to achieve
15. sections of the DNA molecule found in a person's cells that determine his or her individual traits
17. rank order
19. when a child performs like a younger child

1. scientific study of children from conception to adolescence
2. all the conditions and situations that surround and affect a child
3. all traits that are passed to a child from a blood relative
4. the gradual process through which babies become adults
8. a change in size or in quantity
10. includes how people learn, what people learn, and how people express what they know through language
11. the greatest amount or level possible
12. areas
16. typical time when a developmental milestone occurs
18. situations that cause worry and anxiety